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The people of Sweden erected the Kalmar Nyckel Monument in memory of the first Swedish settlement on American soil and placed it in the custody of the State of Delaware. It was dedicated on June 27th 1938 in the presence of the President of the United States and the Crown Prince of Sweden. Its engravings include Christina 1632 - 1654, Governor and Judge Johan Printz 1643 - 1653, William Penn welcomed by the Swedes, and the statement that the Swedish colonists established civilization in the Delaware Valley.
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