SWAANENDAEL
\swˈɑːnəndˌe͡ɪl], \swˈɑːnəndˌeɪl], \s_w_ˈɑː_n_ə_n_d_ˌeɪ_l]\
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a settlement established in 1632 on the Delaware River at the site of the present town of Lewiston, Del., by Godyn, Blommaert, De Vries and others. A fort was also built. Trouble soon arose with the Indians and inhabitants were massacred.
By John Franklin Jameson
