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The oldest town in every state | In assembling our list of each state’s oldest town, we drew on numerous sources, including Britannica, ThoughtCo, Smithsonian Magazine, Oldest, Only in Your State, World Atlas, Travel Channel, and Insider, and verified founding dates and other historical data through official city and state websites. (con4tini/Flickr)
Mobile, Alabama | Founded: 1702 (Sean Pavone/Getty Images)
Kodiak (founded as Pavlovsk Gavan), Alaska | Founded: 1792 (Warren Metcalf/Shutterstock.com)
Tubac, Arizona | Founded: 1752 (gotheric/Flickr)
Georgetown, Arkansas | Founded: 1789 (Wikimedia Commons)
San Diego, California | Founded: 1769 (jhlau/Flickr)
San Luis, Colorado | Founded: 1851 (N05/Flickr)
Windsor (founded as Dorchester), Connecticut | Founded: 1633 (jjbers/Flickr)
Lewes, Delaware | Founded: 1631 (Lee Cannon/Flickr)
St. Augustine, Florida | Founded: 1565 (SeanPavonePhoto/iStock via Getty Images)
Savannah, Georgia | Founded: 1733 (SeanPavonePhoto/Getty Images)
Hilo, Hawaii | Founded: 1822 (jo Crebbin/Shutterstock.com)
Franklin, Idaho | Founded: 1860 (kenlund/Flickr)
Kaskaskia, Illinois | Founded: 1703 (davidwilson1949/Flickr)
Vincennes, Indiana | Founded: 1732 (walkingsf/Flickr)
Dubuque, Iowa | Founded: 1837 (cosmonaut/Getty Images)
Leavenworth, Kansas | Founded: 1827 (Soldier76/iStock via Getty Images)
Harrodsburg, Kentucky | Founded: 1774 (JerryGrugin/iStock Editorial via Getty Images)
Natchitoches, Louisiana | Founded: 1714 (mkkerr/Getty Images)
Biddeford, Maine | Founded: 1631 (Photo Italia LLC/Getty Images)
St. Mary’s City, Maryland | Founded: 1634 (dougtone/Flickr)
Plymouth, Massachusetts | Founded: 1620 (pabradyphoto/iStock via Getty Images)
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan | Founded: 1668 (ehrlif/iStock Editorial via Getty Images)
Wabasha, Minnesota | Founded: 1830 (7Michael/iStock via Getty Images)
Ocean Springs (founded as Fort Maurepas), Mississippi | Founded: 1699 (nataliemaynor/Flickr)
St. Genevieve, Missouri | Founded: 1735 (Andrew Balet/Wikimedia Commons)
Stevensville, Montana | Founded: 1841 (beachgrampa/Getty Images)
Bellevue, Nebraska | Founded: 1822 (Ammodramus/Wikimedia Commons)
Genoa, Nevada | Founded: 1851 (patrick_nouhailler/Flickr)
Dover, New Hampshire | Founded: 1623 (mountinez/Getty Images)
Woodbridge Township, New Jersey | Founded: 1669 (Jerrye and Roy Klotz, MD/Wikimedia Commons)
Santa Fe, New Mexico | Founded: 1610 (DenisTangneyJr/Getty Images)
Albany, New York | Founded: 1686 (SeanPavonePhoto/Getty Images)
Bath, North Carolina | Founded: 1705 (Government & Heritage Library, State Library of NC/Flickr)
Pembina, North Dakota | Founded: 1797 (Wikimedia Commons)
Marietta, Ohio | Founded: 1788 (Wendy Van/iStock Editorial via Getty Images)
Salina, Oklahoma | Founded: 1796 (Ginny Baker/Flickr)
Astoria, Oregon | Founded: 1811 (DC_Colombia/iStock via Getty Images)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Founded: 1681 (Sean Pavone/Getty Images)
Providence, Rhode Island | Founded: 1636 (DenisTangneyJr/Getty Images)
Charleston, South Carolina | Founded: 1670 (SeanPavonePhoto/Getty Images)
Sioux Falls, South Dakota | Founded: 1856 (Geoff Eccles/iStock via Getty Images)
Elizabethton, Tennessee | Founded: 1769 (J. Michael Jones/iStock Editorial via Getty Images)
Nacogdoches, Texas | Founded: 1779 (stevensnodgrass/Flickr)
Ogden (founded as Fort Buenaventura), Utah | Founded: 1851 (DenisTangneyJr/Getty Images)
Bennington, Vermont | Founded: 1749 (Jen Lobo/iStock Editorial via Getty Images)
Jamestown, Virginia | Founded: 1607 (Robert_Ford/iStock via Getty Images)
Steilacoom, Washington | Founded: 1854 (lfreytag/iStock via Getty Images)
Shepherdstown/Romney, West Virginia | Founded: 1762 (bavarianinnwv.com)
Green Bay, Wisconsin | Founded: 1634 (Chris Rand/Wikimedia Commons)
Cheyenne, Wyoming | Founded: 1867 (con4tini/Flickr)
