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  2. List of oldest continuously inhabited cities - Wikipedia

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    Oldest city in the Canadian Prairies. Charlotte: Province of North Carolina United States: 1768 AD Area said to have been pre-colonially settled by the Catawba tribe with records dating back to 1567. San Diego: New Spain United States: 1769 AD Birthplace of California and oldest city on the West Coast of the United States. Toronto: Upper Canada ...

  3. List of the oldest buildings in the United States - Wikipedia

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    It is likely the oldest standing European American structure in the state of Utah, dating to the year of the Mexican Cession of the Alta California region to the United States following the Mexican–American War: Fort Laramie 'Old Bedlam' Building Torrington: WY 1849 Military Oldest documented building still standing in Wyoming. It served as a ...

  4. Jericho - Wikipedia

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    Jericho is among the oldest cities in the world, [7] [8] [9] and it is also the city with the oldest known defensive wall. [10] Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of more than 20 successive settlements in Jericho, the first of which dates back 11,000 years (to 9000 BCE), [ 11 ] [ 12 ] almost to the very beginning of the Holocene epoch of ...

  5. 25 of the World's Oldest Cities That You Can Still Visit

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    New York. 1624 A.D. Before The Big Apple was all hustle and bustle, it was known as New Amsterdam. The city dates back to 1624 A.D., making it one of the oldest continuously occupied European ...

  6. 10 of the Oldest Cities in the US

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    Long before the U.S. declared its independence on July 4, 1776, many European explorers had already founded lasting settlements. These are 10 of the oldest inhabited cities in the U.S. that you ...

  7. List of oldest extant buildings - Wikipedia

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    Oldest wooden building still standing. [140] Nanchan Temple: Wutai, China: 782 CE Buddhist Temple Its Great Buddha Hall is currently China's oldest extant timber building. Greensted Church: United Kingdom c. 1053 CE Church May be the oldest, extant wooden church in the world and the oldest, extant wooden building in Europe. [141] [142]

  8. List of cities in the Americas by year of foundation - Wikipedia

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    Oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in Puerto Rico, and in the United States. Oldest continuously inhabited state or territorial capital in the United States. 1524 Granada: Granada: Nicaragua Oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in Nicaragua. 1524 Quetzaltenango: Quetzaltenango: Guatemala

  9. List of oldest buildings in the Americas - Wikipedia

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    Oldest church still standing in Honduras [35] Immaculate Conception Cathedral: Comayagua Honduras: 1563-1715 Cathedral: Oldest cathedral still standing in Honduras. [36] [37] Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción: Izalco El Salvador: 1569 Church: Oldest extant building in El Salvador. In ruins. [38] Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Limpia ...