Founded by Spanish settlers on 8 September 1565 and inhabited ever since. Location: St. Augustine, Florida. Key figure: Founded 1565. Part of the One State One Record (USA) campaign. Reference record compiled from public sources; not certified by The Book of World Records. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Augustine,_Florida
Record no. MRB-2026-007179
Oldest Continuously Inhabited European-Founded Settlement in the Contiguous US
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