A large inscribed boulder monument on a rough stone base stands in a grassy enclosure with low stone walls and a small shed-like building behind it. The inscription marks the landing place of the first Swedish colonists on March 29, 1638, the beginning of the New Sweden colony in the Delaware Valley. The Delaware Society of Colonial Dames of America erected the monument in 1903, and the printed caption identifies the scene as "Where the Swedes landed March 29th, 1638, Wilmington, Del."
White border around image; heavy wear — top edge torn with a piece missing at upper right, corner wear and staining. Handwritten message runs vertically along the right edge of the front.
Postmark: ROANOKE VA. DEC 6 10-AM 1906, with a partial second strike of the flag machine cancel showing 'DEC 4-P 06'. Undivided back ('This side for the Address only'), Litho-Chrome trademark with shamrock device, white border; stamp torn at bottom edge; pencil dealer marks '112 2.00' at top.
Cite this card
Fort Christina Monument, Wilmington, DE, 1906, postcard, c. 1906. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/fort-christina-monument-wilmington-de-1906. Accessed November 2, 2026.
