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Fourth-oldest continuously inhabited European-founded city in the United States [59] New York City: New Amsterdam United States: 1624 AD Founded in 1624 as New Amsterdam. Was renamed New York City in 1667. Is the 12th oldest continuously occupied European-established settlement in the continental United States [60] Boston: Massachusetts Bay Colony
Founded in 1565 by the Spanish conquistador Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, St. Augustine is the oldest continuously occupied settlement of European origin in the contiguous United States. [11] [12] It is the second-oldest continuously inhabited city of European origin in a United States territory, after San Juan, Puerto Rico (founded in 1521). [13]
Founded on Sept. 8, 1565, by Spanish admiral Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, St. Augustine, Florida, is the oldest continuously inhabited European-established settlement in the continental United ...
Oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in Guatemala. 1524 Tecpán Guatemala: Chimaltenango: Guatemala First capital of Guatemala. 1524: Trujillo: Colón: Honduras: Oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in Honduras. 1525 Santa Marta: Magdalena: Colombia Oldest continuously inhabited European ...
Founded in 1565, the northeast Florida city, along with being the state’s oldest, is the longest continually inhabited European-founded city in the continental U.S.
United States Oldest continuously inhabited European-established settlement in the contiguous U.S. San Agustín/St. Augustine was founded by Pedro Menéndez de Avilés. 1566 Saint Marys: Georgia United States Second-oldest continuously inhabited European-established settlement in the contiguous U.S.; on the St. Mary's River 1573: San Germán ...
Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico. 1144 A.D. One of the oldest continuously inhabited communities in the United States, Acoma Pueblo rests on a 365-foot mesa about 60 miles west of Albuquerque.
The city also has one of the oldest alligator farms in the United States, opened on May 20, 1893. Today the St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park is at the center of alligator and crocodile education and environmental awareness in the United States. As of 2012, this was the only place where one can see every species of alligator ...