▁Un like ▁the ▁Dutch ▁West ▁India ▁Company , ▁the ▁Sw edes ▁intended ▁to ▁actually ▁bring ▁sett lers ▁to ▁their ▁out post ▁and ▁begin ▁a ▁col ony . ▁ ▁Min uit ▁d rown ed ▁in ▁a ▁h urr icane ▁on ▁the ▁way ▁home ▁that ▁same ▁year , ▁but ▁the ▁Swedish ▁col ony ▁continued ▁to ▁grow ▁gradually . ▁By ▁ 1 6 4 4 , ▁Swedish ▁and ▁Finn ish ▁sett lers ▁were ▁living ▁along ▁both ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁Del aware ▁River ▁from ▁Fort ▁Christ ina ▁to ▁the ▁Sch u yl kill ▁River . ▁New ▁Sweden ' s ▁best ▁known ▁governor , ▁Johan ▁B jör n sson ▁Print z , ▁moved ▁his ▁residence ▁to ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁T in icum ▁Township , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁where ▁he ▁intended ▁to ▁concent rate ▁the ▁settlement s . ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁Dutch ▁settlement ▁at ▁Z wa an end ael ▁(" sw an ▁valley "), ▁or ▁present - day ▁Lew es , ▁was ▁soon ▁destroyed ▁in ▁a ▁war ▁with ▁Native ▁Americans , ▁the ▁Dutch ▁never ▁gave ▁up ▁their ▁claim ▁to ▁the ▁area , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 6 5 1 , ▁under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁Peter ▁St uy ves ant , ▁built ▁Fort ▁Cas imir , ▁now ▁New ▁Castle . ▁Three ▁years ▁later , ▁in ▁ 1 6 5 4 , ▁Johan ▁R ising h , ▁the ▁Swedish ▁governor , ▁captured ▁Fort ▁Cas imir ▁from ▁the ▁Dutch . ▁For ▁the ▁Sw edes , ▁this ▁was ▁a ▁cat ast roph ic ▁mis calcul ation , ▁as ▁the ▁next ▁summer , ▁ 1