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Zwaanendael or
Swaanendael /ˈzwɑːnəndɛl/ was a short-lived
Dutch colonial settlement in Delaware. It was
built in 1631. The name is
archaic Dutch for...
- Lewes,
Delaware the
Zwaanendael Museum was
created to
honor the 300th
anniversary of Delaware's
first European settlement,
Zwaanendael,
founded 1631. The...
- the
Dutch began settling the
Delmarva Peninsula by
establishing the
Zwaanendael Colony on the site of present-day Lewes, Delaware. In 1638,
Sweden established...
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Nanticoke in the south. The
state was
first colonized by
Dutch traders at
Zwaanendael, near present-day Lewes, Delaware, in 1631.
Delaware was one of the Thirteen...
- colony, the
Dutch established several settlements (the most
famous being Zwaanendael) on the s****s of the bay and
explored its
coast extensively. The thin...
- Zuyd
Rivier was limited. The
settlement sponsored by the
patroons of
Zwaanendael,
Samuel Blommaert and
Samuel Godijn was destro**** by the
local Indigenous...
- many
important public works in Delaware,
including public schools, the
Zwaanendael Museum and the
Delaware Legislative Hall.
Edward William Martin was born...
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Delaware was
first colonized by the
Dutch West
India Company in 1631 as
Zwaanendael. That
colony lasted one year
before a
dispute with
local Indians led...
- Jersey; Fort N****au, near
Gloucester City, New Jersey, in 1626; and at
Zwaanendael, now Lewes, Delaware, in 1631.
Peter Minuit was the
Dutch Director-General...
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colony at present-day Lewes, Delaware, on June 3, 1631, and
named it
Zwaanendael (Swan Valley). The
colony had a
short life, as in 1632 a
local band of...
