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Finns Point is a small strategic promontory in Pennsville Township, Salem County, located at the southwest corner of the New Jersey peninsula, on the east bank of the Delaware River near its mouth on Delaware Bay. Due to a geographic curiosity, part of the promontory is actually enclosed within the state of Delaware's border, due to tidal flow and the manner in which the borders between New Jersey and Delaware were first laid out. Therefore, this portion of Finns Point is an exclave of Delaware, cut off from the rest of the state by Delaware Bay.〔Schoonejongen, John. ("How Delaware got on Jersey’s side of the river" ), ''Asbury Park Press'', September 10, 2010. Accessed September 21, 2015. "Killcohook, in Pennsville Township, is another. Not only is it a 'confined disposal facility' for dredging materials, Killcohook is also the name of a nearby wildlife refuge. It borders another wildlife refuge, Supawna, as well as the Finns Point National Cemetery, the Finns Point Lighthouse and Fort Mott State Park."〕 The area is about south of the city of Wilmington, and directly across the Delaware River from the New Castle area, and the Delaware River entrance to the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal. Pea Patch Island, part of the state of Delaware, sits in the channel of the river facing the promontory. ==17th century== At the time of European colonization in the 17th century the Delaware River was known as the South River and the Salem River was known as Varkens Kill, or Hogg Creek.〔(''Placenames of Salem County, NJ'' ), West Jersey History Project / Salem County Historical Society, 1964. Accessed September 21, 2015.〕 Tradition holds that a settlement was first planted by a Finns as part of the colony of New Sweden in 1638. among them, the family of Anders Sinicka, whose surname has many variations. 〔http://nc-chap.org/cranehook/pdfs/cranehook1693c.pdf〕 This is recalled in the name of the road running along the shore south of the Port of Salem, Sinnicksons Landing Road.〔https://maps.google.nl/maps?client=safari&q=Sinnickson+Landing+Road+Salem+new+jersey&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x89c71a9f2d38372f:0x2caa04de468193f7,Sinnickson+Landing+Rd,+Salem,+NJ+08079,+USA&gl=nl&ei=SuTzUeTkHsveOJHAgPgM&ved=0CDYQ8gEwAA〕 which bears the name of the a prominent Salem County family, including Thomas Sinnickson and his descendants. In 1641, a group of 60 settlers (20 families) from the New Haven Colony (in today's Connecticut) purchased land along the kill. In 1643, the Governor of New Sweden built Fort Nya Elfsborg, just east of present-day Salem, New Jersey, and allowed the Varkens Kill settlement to remain if they swore allegiance to Sweden. In 1651, Fort Casimir was constructed directly across the river on the west bank of the Delaware and by 1655, the region came under the control of New Netherland, which it remained until 1664 when the English overran the settlements on the south banks of the Delaware. The peninsula on the east banks became West Jersey. The town at Salem was founded in 1675 by John Fenwick, a Quaker .〔Clement, John (1875). ''A sketch of the life and character of John Fenwick''. Published by Friends Historical Association. Philadelphia: Henry S. Volkmar〕〔Shourds, Thomas (1876). "John Fenwick." ''History and genealogy of Fenwick's Colony, New Jersey''. Bridgeton, New Jersey, pp. 3-17 ISBN 0-8063-0714-5〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Finns Point」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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