{"id":17505,"date":"2020-10-27T15:48:53","date_gmt":"2020-10-27T19:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/?page_id=17505"},"modified":"2022-09-13T10:09:05","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T14:09:05","slug":"new-sweden","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/aroostook-county-maine\/st-john-valley\/new-sweden\/","title":{"rendered":"New Sweden"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"uk-article-title\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>V\u00c4LKOMMEN to Maine&#8217;s Sweedish Colony.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aroostook.me.us\/new-sweden.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aroostook Maine<\/a>, &#8220;On July 23, 1870, a Swedish Colony was established by the State of Maine. The State had appointed William Widgery Thomas, Jr. to travel to Sweden. There, he recruited the first 51 immigrants who created the township of New Sweden. Eventually, the Colony prospered and grew into the neighboring townships of <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/aroostook-county-maine\/st-john-valley\/westmanland\/\"><strong>Westmanland<\/strong><\/a> (1879), Stockholm (1881), and other surrounding areas.&#8221; According to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_Sweden,_Maine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a>, &#8220;The population was 577 at the 2020 census.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17678 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/527\/2020\/10\/New-Sweden.jpg\" alt=\"Maine's Historic Swedish Colony\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/527\/2020\/10\/New-Sweden.jpg 512w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/527\/2020\/10\/New-Sweden-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/527\/2020\/10\/New-Sweden-105x79.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/527\/2020\/10\/New-Sweden-317x238.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/527\/2020\/10\/New-Sweden-423x317.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/527\/2020\/10\/New-Sweden-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,512px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Activities<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sah-archipedia.org\/buildings\/ME-01-003-0051\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Larsson\/Ostlund Log Home and Farm<\/strong><\/a> <em>290 Station Rd, New Sweden, ME 04762 | (207) 896-5728<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>One of the most historical agricultural sites in New Sweden. \u00a0This historic district was once home to a prominent potato farming family, the Larssons.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NewSwedenHistoricalSociety\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Sweden Historical Society Museum<\/a><\/strong> <em>116 Station Rd, New Sweden, ME 04762 | (207) 896-5200<\/em><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>Also known as the\u00a0<em>Capitolium<\/em>, this building was built in the fall of 1870. It served many purposes for the town of New Sweden since it was built. Some of its past functions include\u00a0immigrant reception center, school, supply store, church, and town hall.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maineswedishcolony.info\/mscinc\/mscinc.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Capitol School Museum and Gift Shop\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><em>116 Station Rd, New Sweden, ME 04762 | (207) 896-3052<\/em><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>One of the last one-room schoolhouses built in New Sweden. The school served as a place of voting and housed the local Grange after it was closed in 1950.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.galc.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Gustaf Adolph Evangelical Lutheran Church<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><em>40 Capitol Hill Rd, New Sweden, ME 04762 | (<span role=\"link\" aria-label=\"Call Phone Number (207) 896-3437\">207) 896-3437<\/span><\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>Organized in 1871, this historic building is now on the National Register of Historic Places.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MaineSwedishColony\/?locale=ms_MY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Lindsten Stuga <\/strong><\/a><em>New Sweden, ME 04762<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>A historical village with restored cabins.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Dining<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Great dining options are available in nearby <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/aroostook-county-maine\/central-aroostook\/welcome-to-caribou\/caribou-dining\/\"><strong>Caribou<\/strong><\/a>!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Lodging<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Lodging is available nearby in <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/aroostook-county-maine\/central-aroostook\/welcome-to-caribou\/caribou-lodging\/\"><strong>Caribou<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/aroostook-county-maine\/central-aroostook\/woodland\/\"><strong>Woodland<\/strong><\/a>!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Shops &amp; Services<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>For Shops &amp; Services, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/aroostook-county-maine\/central-aroostook\/welcome-to-caribou\/caribou-shops-services\/\"><strong>Caribou<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/aroostook-county-maine\/central-aroostook\/woodland\/\"><strong>Woodland<\/strong><\/a>!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/aroostook-county-maine\/st-john-valley\/\">Return to St. John Valley Page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>V\u00c4LKOMMEN to Maine&#8217;s Sweedish Colony. According to Aroostook Maine, &#8220;On July 23, 1870, a Swedish Colony was established by the State of Maine. The State had appointed William Widgery Thomas, Jr. to travel to Sweden. There, he recruited the first 51 immigrants who created the township of New Sweden. 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