The Spanish founded a settlement in what is now Florida and named it Saint Augustine. It is considered historic because it was the first European settlement in what is now the United States (founded in 1565, forty years before Jamestown). Saint Augustine was also the capital of Spanish Florida for two centuries.
The oldest, permanent city settled by Europeans in present day U.S is St. Augustine.
St. Augustine, Florida, 1565. It is also oldest active city in the U.S.
The first permanent French settlement in North America was at Cap-Rouge (presently known as Quebec City) was permanently eastablished on July 3, 1608 by Samuel de Champlain. The French first discovered Quebec City in 1535 when Jacques Cartier built a fort there. He left for France for the winter, then returned in 1541 to establish a permanent city. It failed in 1542. It wasn't until Champlain's return that he founded the French city and served as Quebec's administrator for the rest of his life.
The first permanent settlement in the Western Hemisphere was started by the Spanish. In 1565, they established the city of St. Augustine in northeastern Florida and it's still thriving today.
Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic, is the oldest permanent European settlement in the Western Hemisphere, established by the Spanish in 1498.
Jamestown, VA
The Spanish founded a settlement in what is now Florida and named it Saint Augustine. It is considered historic because it was the first European settlement in what is now the United States (founded in 1565, forty years before Jamestown). Saint Augustine was also the capital of Spanish Florida for two centuries.
santo domingo
The oldest, permanent city settled by Europeans in present day U.S is St. Augustine.
St.Augustine, Florida
Jamestown,Virginia
St.Augustine, Florida
For a permanent settlement, not some exploratory (Flag Stop)- One owuld have to say Saint Augustine, Fla.
St. Augustine, Florida, 1565. It is also oldest active city in the U.S.
No, Saint Augustine in Florida is not the oldest city in the world. The title of oldest continuously inhabited city is often attributed to cities like Damascus, Jericho, and Aleppo, which have a longer history of human habitation. Saint Augustine, founded in 1565, is the oldest continuously inhabited European-established settlement in the United States.
The oldest city on the Mississippi River is Natchez, Ms (formerly) Fort Rosalie