Fort Christina Park

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Fort Christina Park is a historic site and public park in Wilmington, Delaware, commemorating the first Swedish settlement in North America at the location of the former Fort Christina.

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Fort Christina Park canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf public park
adjacentTo Kalmar Nyckel shipyard area NERFINISHED
category Finnish-American culture in Delaware
Historic sites in Delaware
Parks in Wilmington, Delaware
Swedish-American culture in Delaware
coordinateSystem World Geodetic System 1984 NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
hasCommemoration Fort Christina NERFINISHED
New Sweden colony NERFINISHED
first Swedish settlement in North America
hasEvent Swedish-American heritage celebrations
commemorations of New Sweden Day
hasFeature flagpoles displaying Swedish and American flags
interpretive signage about New Sweden
walkways and landscaped grounds
hasHistoricalPeriod colonial era of North America
hasMonument Kalmar Nyckel monument NERFINISHED
monument to Finnish settlers
monument to Swedish settlers
hasPlaque historical marker plaques about New Sweden
hasStatue statue of Peter Minuit
hasView Christina River waterfront NERFINISHED
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
inception 1938
locatedIn Delaware NERFINISHED
New Castle County, Delaware NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States

Wilmington, Delaware NERFINISHED
locatedNear downtown Wilmington, Delaware
locatedOnWaterway Christina River NERFINISHED
namedAfter Fort Christina NERFINISHED
openToPublic yes
operator Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs NERFINISHED
ownedBy State of Delaware NERFINISHED
partOf Christina Riverfront historic area NERFINISHED
Fort Christina National Historic Landmark NERFINISHED
significance site of first permanent European settlement in present-day Delaware
symbol of Swedish and Finnish immigration to North America
touristAttraction yes

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Fort Christina hasPart Fort Christina Park
Fort Christina commemoratedBy Fort Christina Park