New Sweden
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The group’s namesake, a small one-room schoolhouse, is located at the heart of New Sweden Township.
From Washington Times • Aug. 30, 2014
One nearby colony that Peter Stuyvesant worried about was New Sweden.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012
In 1637, a group of Dutch, German, and Swedish investors formed the New Sweden Company.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012
In 1655, Peter Stuyvesant attacked New Sweden and the Dutch captured the colony.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012
He thought he recognized it as Charlie Torval’s—Charlie lived on New Sweden Road and made his living building bulkheads and docks and anchoring mooring buoys.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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