Quote Originally Posted by Jebus
First settlement was St. Augustine, Florida, settled by the Spanish in the 1400's.
Close, but not quite. That was in 1565. Also, technically, it wasn't the first <i>American</i> settlement, since it only became part of the "USA" in 1821 (when Spain left for good), and part of the Union in 1845 (when Florida was accepted as the 27th state).