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1974 – NUEVA FLANDRIA ? Plaque

Location unknown possibly in West Sacramento

NUEVA FLANDRIA ?

JAN DE SWART CAME WEST IN BIDWELL PARTY IN 1841. JUAN DE SWART CLAIMED A MEXICAN LANDGRANT “NUEVA FLANDRIA” IN 1844 ON THE WEST BANK OF THE SACRAMENTO. SOLD LAND WHERE WASHINGTON (BRODRICK) WAS BUILT. JOHN SCHWARTZ DIED IN 1851. COURTS LATER FOUND THE GRANT NEVER EXISTED.

NEW HELVETIA CHAPTER NO. 5
E CLAMPUS VITUS
AUGUST 3, 1974