2007-12-22 11:04:25 · 16 answers · asked by Kelly Belly 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
St. Augustine, Florida?
2007-12-22 11:06:27 · answer #1 · answered by 19G30 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
St. Augustine, Florida is the oldest continuously settled city (by Europeans) in the United States. It is located 38 miles southeast of Jacksonville. The Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon, in search of the legendary Fountain of Youth, landed there in 1513 and took possession of the territory for Spain.
Some, however, would argue that this country's oldest city is San Juan in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico. de Leon founded a settlement at Caparra (which was later moved to San Juan's current location) five years before he reached St. Augustine. Nevertheless, while Puerto Rico is the oldest city under U.S. jurisdiction, most people consider St. Augustine the country's oldest city.
2007-12-22 19:06:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
St. Augustine Florida, oldest continually occupied city in U.S. since 1565.
415 years ago would have 1592, you would have to really dig to find which city popped up that year.
2007-12-22 19:09:07 · answer #3 · answered by Tommy H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The oldest continuously occupied European settlement in the USA is St.
Augustine, FL (1565), the oldest continuously occupied English
settlement being Jamestown, VA (1607). These are well settled claims,
but what is the oldest continuously occupied human settlement in the
USA? Many believe it to be one of the following three pueblos in New
Mexico: Old Oraibi (Hopi), Acoma (Pueblo), or Taos (Pueblo).
2007-12-22 19:09:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jamestown
2007-12-22 19:50:47 · answer #5 · answered by Horcrux 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jamestown,Virginia
2007-12-22 19:19:19 · answer #6 · answered by **Georgia Peach** 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bakersfield
2007-12-23 00:58:07 · answer #7 · answered by Lorenzo Steed 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jamestown has been around for 400 years.
2007-12-22 19:07:01 · answer #8 · answered by oriolesfan2323 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
st. Augustine, Florida
2007-12-22 19:42:26 · answer #9 · answered by the_shepherd's_child 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Isn't it Santa Fe, New Mexico? God Bless you.
2007-12-22 19:08:13 · answer #10 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋