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This is a list of major cities - centers of major metropolitan areas, state capitals, and other significant U.S. cities by the year of their first European settlement (most sites of major cities in the United States were inhabited already by Native Americans, but finding the exact year for the first indigenous inhabitation is impossible) and when they were legally incorporated as a city.
| Settled | Incorporated | City | State | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1819 | Montgomery | Alabama | [1] | ||
| 1880 | 1900 | Juneau | Alaska | [2] | |
| 1867 | 1881 | Phoenix | Arizona | [3] | |
| 1825 | 1835 | Little Rock | Arkansas | [4] | |
| 1839 | 1849 | Sacramento | California | [5] [6] | |
| 1858 | 1861 | Denver | Colorado | [7] [8] [9] | |
| 1635 | 1784 | Hartford | Connecticut | [10] [11] | |
| 1717 | 1829 | Dover | Delaware | [12] | |
| 1824 | Tallahassee | Florida | [13] | ||
| 1837 | 1847 | Atlanta | Georgia | [14] [15] | |
| Honolulu | Hawaii | ||||
| Boise | Idaho |
References
- ^ "About Montgomery". City of Montgomery, Alabama. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ Ferrell, Nancy Warren. "The founding of Juneau, Alaska". juneau.org. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ "City of Phoenix History". City of Phoenix. Archived from the original on April 4, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ "Our Historical City". City of Little Rock, Arkansas. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ "Sacramento". Office of Historic Preservation. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ "City Government". City of Sacramento. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ "Historic Resources of Downtown Denver". historycolorado.org. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ "Auraria Neighborhood History - The Story of Auraria - Denver's Oldest Neighborhood". history.denverlibrary.org. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ Municipal Register of the City of Hartford. Hartford: The Smith-Linsley Company. 1909. p. 36.
- ^ "History of Early Hartford". Society of the Descendants of the Founders of Hartford. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ "Dover, Delaware". Encyclopedia Britannica. March 21, 2024. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ Williams, Cynthia (December 5, 2021). "Florida History: Tallahassee is an old town, with a wealth of history". News-Press. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ "History". City of Atlanta, GA. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ "Georgia History Timeline Chronology for December 29". Our Georgia History. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
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This is a list of major cities - centers of major metropolitan areas, state capitals, and other significant U.S. cities by the year of their first European settlement (most sites of major cities in the United States were inhabited already by Native Americans, but finding the exact year for the first indigenous inhabitation is impossible) and when they were legally incorporated as a city.
| Settled | Incorporated | City | State | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1819 | Montgomery | Alabama | [1] | ||
| 1880 | 1900 | Juneau | Alaska | [2] | |
| 1867 | 1881 | Phoenix | Arizona | [3] | |
| 1825 | 1835 | Little Rock | Arkansas | [4] | |
| 1839 | 1849 | Sacramento | California | [5] [6] | |
| 1858 | 1861 | Denver | Colorado | [7] [8] [9] | |
| 1635 | 1784 | Hartford | Connecticut | [10] [11] | |
| 1717 | 1829 | Dover | Delaware | [12] | |
| 1824 | Tallahassee | Florida | [13] | ||
| 1837 | 1847 | Atlanta | Georgia | [14] [15] | |
| Honolulu | Hawaii | ||||
| Boise | Idaho |
References
- ^ "About Montgomery". City of Montgomery, Alabama. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ Ferrell, Nancy Warren. "The founding of Juneau, Alaska". juneau.org. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ "City of Phoenix History". City of Phoenix. Archived from the original on April 4, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ "Our Historical City". City of Little Rock, Arkansas. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ "Sacramento". Office of Historic Preservation. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ "City Government". City of Sacramento. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ "Historic Resources of Downtown Denver". historycolorado.org. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ "Auraria Neighborhood History - The Story of Auraria - Denver's Oldest Neighborhood". history.denverlibrary.org. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ Municipal Register of the City of Hartford. Hartford: The Smith-Linsley Company. 1909. p. 36.
- ^ "History of Early Hartford". Society of the Descendants of the Founders of Hartford. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ "Dover, Delaware". Encyclopedia Britannica. March 21, 2024. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ Williams, Cynthia (December 5, 2021). "Florida History: Tallahassee is an old town, with a wealth of history". News-Press. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ "History". City of Atlanta, GA. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ "Georgia History Timeline Chronology for December 29". Our Georgia History. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved March 23, 2024.