Modern day Ocean Springs in the form of "Old Biloxi" is the oldest -- settled by the French in 1699 (the colony later moved to the site of present-day Biloxi). Natchez on the Mississippi is the second oldest -- most history books date its founding as 1716, when the French built Fort Rosalie and stationed a garrison there. The fact is the Fort was necessary because French colonists had already settled there -- a trading post had been established with the Natchez Indians several years earlier -- it is well-established that there was a permanent party of French settlers there since at least 1714, possibly even earlier. Another myth of Natchez deals with its status as either "the oldest town on the Mississippi" or the "oldest town in Mississippi" or several other variations. The fact is that it is the "oldest continuously occupied town on the Mississippi" by virtue of the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians -- a state historic park within the present day City Limits. Although European settlement is confined to the past three hundred years, archeological evidence puts the Natchez on-site for at least five hundred years prior to that, thus establishing the claim of "oldest continuously occupied town on the Mississippi."
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Natchez, Mississippi, was settled in 1716 as Fort Rosalie, and remains a significant city. This was two years earlier than New Orleans but 17 years after the French settlment at Mobile, Alabama. While Kaskaskia, IL, is older, it's current population of 14 or its original missionary nature means it cannot be considered a major settlement.
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Adams County April 2, 1799
The oldest city on the Mississippi River is Natchez, Ms (formerly) Fort Rosalie
Leavenworth, Kansas, was the first Settlement in Kansas. It is also the oldest active Army post west of the Mississippi River.
It is the gateway of the Mississippi River, the major shipping channel in the midwest.
Mississippi didn't have a Spanish settlement.
Yes St.Augstine Is the Oldest Settlement
No the oldest settlement in Wisconsin is Green Bay.
The oldest Spanish Settlement in Florida was St. Augustine.
The oldest settlement in Canada is Tadoussac Quebec est. 1599
According to an internet search, the second European settlement in Mississippi was La Mobille.
Some major geographic features that have influenced settlement and migration patterns in the US include mountain ranges (such as the Appalachian Mountains and the Rocky Mountains), rivers (like the Mississippi River and the Colorado River), and coastlines (such as the East Coast and the Gulf Coast). These features have impacted access to resources, transportation routes, and climate, all of which have played a role in where people choose to settle and how they move across the country.
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Peoria is the oldest European settlement in Illinois. It was settled in 1691.