The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-14
SOME AMERICAN PIONEERS.
States That Retain Only Slight Traces of
Their Original Settlers.


Their Original Settlers.
Every schoolboJ knows that the little State
OF Delaware was settled bv Swe les. who made
their first permanent stand in 1t near the pres
ent site OF the city Of Wilmington In 1913 Re-
ceutl: in Wilmington he 20Oth ann iversary of
the conservation OF Old Swedes' Church. as
Trinity Church In that city Is called. was cele-
brateI The Old Swedes' Church Is a famil-
lar landmark. but II is about the only reminder
In the State OF the pioneer settlement OF Del
aware in which. such are the mutations OF
population In the United States. there were b.
the last Federal census only 30) Scandinavia
ans. ali told. in a population of l70.0co-246
Swedes. II Danes and IL Norwegians.
Delaware is not the onlT American State in
which the early pioneers have left very little
trace in the population Wise onsin was orig
lnaily settled by the French In the seventeenth
century. and evidence is found OF it in many Of
the French proper names retained. particu-
larly La Crosse. Racine. Prairie du CHEN.
Fond du Lac. Juneau and Marquette. But al
though French trappers were the first set
tiers in Wisconsin and many French emiRrants
arriving in tho United States in tho early
years Of this century found homes in Wiscon-
sin: its present French population Is not only
insignificant in number, 2oOU IN total OF
French population OF most OF the neighboring
States. Iowa. Illinois and Michigan especially.
Though there are. practically. no traces In
Wisconsin OF the originally French settlement
there is n con siderable Belgian colony there, at
tracted to some extent by thezinc industry of
the Badger state in the deveopment Of which
industry Belgians in all parts OF the United
States where zinc is found have taken an ac-
tive part.
Florida was originally settled by tho spln-
iards:and inlthe same way tina: the Old Sweies'
Church in Delaware recalls its pioneer settlers
and French names in Wisconsin recall the
F.ench settlement OF that State. st. Augustine.
Tampa Fernandina IA nn ID other Spanish geo
number OF years. But there are not many
Standards in Florida; The last census re-
small total when one considers the proximity
OF Florida to the former. Spanish possessions
in the West Indies. There are. OF course. n
and about Key West. but their presence there
was in no wise due to the Spanish traditions
OF Florida on the contrary, many. il not most.
Of tho Key Vest Cubans went there as refu-
gees from Spanish misEovernmen' in their
own country.
South Carolina was settled by French HUI
guenots at Port ROYAL moro than two cen
turtles ago. and though many Of the ideas OF
government o! French HuRuenots are still
observed In the affairs Of South Carolina. and
though for many years the bort OF Charleston
ing place for immigrants. but Il receiving mort
for many foreign goods. there we're bv the last
Federal census In q total population of .2OO.-
600 in South Carolina only 1873 natives OF
France. The original settlement OF Ameri-
can States has usually greater historical
than practical value, and the only CONSPICUOUS
exception 70 he found to this rule is seen in
tie Gaze Of the New Enalnnd states settled
by Eng ish PurltanS and preserving after many
centuries sundry distinctive features OF the
early settlers. though in the last few years
tion into New England, particularly of Irish
Americans. and French Canadians.