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'''Elk Landing''' is a historic home located at [[Elkton, Maryland|Elkton]], [[Cecil County, Maryland|Cecil County]], [[Maryland |
'''Elk Landing''' is the name of a historic home located at [[Elkton, Maryland|Elkton]], [[Cecil County, Maryland|Cecil County]], [[Maryland]]. The house at Elk Landing was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1984.<ref name="nris"/> |
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It is a two story, [[fieldstone]] dwelling, three bays wide by two [[Bay (architecture)|bays]] deep, with a [[gable]] roof dating to about 1750. Its interior features a corner fireplace in its northeast corner as well as a full basement. Two interior doors, and chair rail moldings in most of the rooms, may also be original to the house. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marylandhistoricaltrust.net/nr/NRDetail.aspx?HDID=817&COUNTY=Cecil&FROM=NRCountyList.aspx?COUNTY=Cecil|title=Maryland Historical Trust|date=2008-10-05|work= National Register of Historic Places: Elk Landing|publisher=Maryland Historical Trust}}</ref> |
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Elk Landing was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1984.<ref name="nris"/> |
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The property on which the house is located was part of an early settlement of [[Swedish]] and [[Finnish]] immigrants. The Swedes and Finns had established an early [[trading post]] at this site. Elk Landing was the home, trading post and base of operations of the Swedish-American trader, John Hansson Steelman (1655-1749) who occupied the site between 1693 and 1710. <ref>''Hans Månsson and his Steelman Family'' (Dr. Peter Stebbins Craig. "Swedish Colonial News", Volume 1, Number 10. Fall 1994)http://www.colonialswedes.org/Forefathers/Steelman.html</ref> |
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The site of Elk Landing is significant for its association with trade between the Scandinavian settlers and the Susquehanna Indians, as well as with early Scandinavian settlement in Maryland. Elk Landing was also the site of the arrival of the first three priests who landed on June 24, 1697 to renew the work of the [[Church of Sweden]] started in the [[New Sweden]] colony. <ref>''Elk Landing to be Restored'' ("Swedish Colonial News" Volume 2, Number 2 Summer 2000) http://www.colonialswedes.org/images/publications/SCNewS00.pdf |
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==References== |
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*[http://www.marylandhistoricaltrust.net/nr/NRDetail.aspx?HDID=817&COUNTY=Cecil&FROM=NRCountyList.aspx?COUNTY=Cecil Elk Landing, Cecil County], |
*[http://www.marylandhistoricaltrust.net/nr/NRDetail.aspx?HDID=817&COUNTY=Cecil&FROM=NRCountyList.aspx?COUNTY= Maryland Historical Trust, Cecil Elk Landing, Cecil County], |
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*[http://www.elklanding.org/about.html The Historic Elk Landing Foundation] |
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*[http://people.virginia.edu/~mgf2j/finns.html Birth of American Frontier Culture, Swedes and Finns] |
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*[http://www.lifestylesover50.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=339&Itemid=127 John Hansson Steelman] |
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Revision as of 07:23, 8 May 2009
Elk Landing | |
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| Nearest city | Elkton, Maryland |
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| Built | 1750 |
| Architectural style | No Style Listed |
| NRHP reference No. | 84001596 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 07, 1984 |
Elk Landing is the name of a historic home located at Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland. The house at Elk Landing was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
It is a two story, fieldstone dwelling, three bays wide by two bays deep, with a gable roof dating to about 1750. Its interior features a corner fireplace in its northeast corner as well as a full basement. Two interior doors, and chair rail moldings in most of the rooms, may also be original to the house. [2]
The property on which the house is located was part of an early settlement of Swedish and Finnish immigrants. The Swedes and Finns had established an early trading post at this site. Elk Landing was the home, trading post and base of operations of the Swedish-American trader, John Hansson Steelman (1655-1749) who occupied the site between 1693 and 1710. [3]
The site of Elk Landing is significant for its association with trade between the Scandinavian settlers and the Susquehanna Indians, as well as with early Scandinavian settlement in Maryland. Elk Landing was also the site of the arrival of the first three priests who landed on June 24, 1697 to renew the work of the Church of Sweden started in the New Sweden colony. [4]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
- ^ "Maryland Historical Trust". National Register of Historic Places: Elk Landing. Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-10-05.
- ^ Hans Månsson and his Steelman Family (Dr. Peter Stebbins Craig. "Swedish Colonial News", Volume 1, Number 10. Fall 1994)http://www.colonialswedes.org/Forefathers/Steelman.html
- ^ Elk Landing to be Restored ("Swedish Colonial News" Volume 2, Number 2 Summer 2000) http://www.colonialswedes.org/images/publications/SCNewS00.pdf
External links
- Maryland Historical Trust, Cecil Elk Landing, Cecil County,
- The Historic Elk Landing Foundation
- Birth of American Frontier Culture, Swedes and Finns
- John Hansson Steelman
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