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27th December 11, 04:06 AM
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Re: Kilted in the oldest continuously occupied settlement in the US
 Originally Posted by Beertigger
If you're talking Europeans, perhaps St. Augustine has a bid, but people began farming at the base of Sentinel Peak in Tucson 4,000 years ago. Some estimates put the length of continuous occupation here at 12,000 years.
 Originally Posted by Duke of Delrio
And let us not forget that Santa Fe was already an ancient city before the first European ships landed. This does not take away from the wonderful things St. Augustine has to offer all who visit there.
Santa Fe was founded in 1608; St. Augustine in 1565, making it the oldest continuously occupied European city in North America. If I remember my Arizona history, Old Oraibi, a Hopi village, is generally considered by historians to be the oldest inhabited settlement in the USA (founded in 1100 AD).
T.
Last edited by macwilkin; 27th December 11 at 04:45 AM.
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