Old Swedes Church (Holy Trinity Church) (Wilmington, Delaware)

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 church, place with historical importance, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, historic landmark, 17th century construction
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606 North Church Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
(302) 652-5629

oldswedes.org/
www.nps.gov/frst/planyourvisit/old-swedes-historic-site...

The Old Swedes Church is the country's oldest church in continual use as originally constructed (never rebuilt) and was finished in 1698.

In 1638 a colony from Sweden landed at the Rocks nearby. There they built Fort Christina, worshiped therin until 1667 and then built a log church at Cranehook on South side of Christiana River. In 1698, inspired by their pastor, Eric Bjork, they erected Holy Trinity Church. The tower was added in 1802. The Church of Sweden withdrew in 1791 and was thenceforth succeeded by the Protestant Episcopal Church.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Trinity_Church_(Old_Swedes)
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Coordinates:   39°44'18"N   75°32'25"W
This article was last modified 12 months ago