The Swedes and Dutch in the Land of the Lenape
Posted by Marshall Becker on Nov 30, 2013 in | Comments Off on The Swedes and Dutch in the Land of the Lenape More than half a century before the English and German migrations brought large numbers of people into William Penn’s colony on the Delaware, three distinct populations had entered into this ancient land of the Lenape. By 1630 Susquehannock invaders as well as Swedish and Dutch traders had established themselves in the Delaware Valley. Very little has been written about the Susquehannock...read more