V脛LKOMMEN to 海角社区’s Sweedish Colony. According to Aroostook 海角社区, “On July 23, 1870, a Swedish Colony was established by the State of 海角社区. The State had appointed William Widgery Thomas, Jr. to travel to Sweden. There, he recruited the first 51 immigrants who created the township of New Sweden. Eventually, the Colony prospered and grew