Tinicum Island
(TIN-i-kuhm), Delaware (DE) and Philadelphia cos., SE
Pa., in the Delaware R., SW of Philadelphia, formerly separated from
the mainland by creeks and marshes; 39°51'N 75°17'W. Tinicum
township, Delaware (DE) co., in W; part of city of Philadelphia in E. John
Heinz Natl. Wildlife Refuge in N; Philadelphia Internatl. Airport is
here; Darby Creek in NW; Governor Printz Landing Site (1643) in SW end.
Site of the 1st Eur. settlement in Pa.; capital of New Sweden
colony from 1643 to 1655.
Capital city or county seat is shown by the symbol
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