New Sweden: The US's long-lost 'secret' colony
- Site search30 June 2026Eliot SteinSerenity Strull / Getty Images(Credit: Serenity Strull / Getty Images)It was the smallest, least-populated and shortest-lived colony in the US.
- But despite being virtually unheard of today, it helped shape the nation's birth 250 years ago.
- The 125-year-old elevator wheezed to a halt somewhere above Philadelphia's skyline.
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- Site search30 June 2026Eliot SteinSerenity Strull / Getty Images(Credit: Serenity Strull / Getty Images)It was the smallest, least-populated and shortest-lived colony in the US.
- But despite being virtually unheard of today, it helped shape the nation's birth 250 years ago.
- The 125-year-old elevator wheezed to a halt somewhere above Philadelphia's skyline.
Sources: BBC News