Fort Christina
Site of first Swedish settlement in North America
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Fort Christina, also called Fort Altena, was the first Swedish settlement in North America and the principal settlement of the New Sweden colony. Built in 1638 and named after Christina, Queen of Sweden, it was located approximately 1 mi (1.6 km) east of the present-day downtown Wilmington, Delaware, at the confluence of the Brandywine River and the Christina River, approximately 2 mi (3 km) upstream from the mouth of the Christina on the Delaware River.
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Wilmington, Delaware
Largest city in Delaware, United States
0.7 mi away
Brandywine Creek (Christina River tributary)
Creek in Pennsylvania and Delaware, US
0.5 mi away
New Sweden
Swedish colony in North America (1638–1655)
330 ft away
Wilmington Rail Viaduct
United States historic place
1.2 mi away
Delaware Colony
Part of Pennsylvania in North America (1664–1776)
1.1 mi away
Kalmar Nyckel
Swedish ship built by the Dutch
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