Independence Seaport Museum
Museum visitors can explore how the U.S. Navy was founded in the “Patriots and Pirates” exhibit, which showcases Philadelphia’s role in building America’s sailing navy in the 1790s and early 1800s.
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Philadelphia’s Fruits of Industry on Display at the Independence Seaport Museum

By Jonathan L. Hoppe
June 2022
Naval History Magazine
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In December 1637, Peter Minuit’s party boarded the pinnaces Fogel Grip and Kalmar Nyckel in Goethenburg, Sweden, and in 1638 sailed up the Delaware Bay and landed in the New World. There, they established the colony of New Sweden. When Minuit departed in 1639, he left behind a colony commissioner and a small company of soldiers—and his slave, Antonius.

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Jonathan L. Hoppe

Jonathan L. Hoppe was the Digital Assets Administrator at the U.S. Naval Institute from 2015-2019. Before he started with USNI, he worked in historical research and archives. He has a background in art conservation from the University of Delaware and a Master of Library and Information Science degree from the University of Pittsburgh. You can visit his personal site at hoppejl.wordpress.com.

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