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Originally Posted by Boisebro
Arizona, South Dakota, and Wyoming have "newer" oldest towns. There may be others; not sure.
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Yeah, Arizona's oldest
incorporation is "newer" than 1860, although I don't really think formal incorporation is a great measure of the "oldest cities/towns":
Oraibi on the Hopi Reservation was settled in 1100 AD and is one of if not the oldest continuously inhabited settlements in North America.
The first permanent European settlement in Arizona was Tubac in 1752 (but it has not been continuously inhabited, as the European settlements were depopulated during conflicts with Native Americans).
The old, still extent mission church in Tucson dates to 1700. The first military fort was built in 1775, and Tucson was part of Sonora, Mexico when Mexico gained independence in 1821. And then as you mention the Tucson became the oldest incorporated town/city in the Arizona territory in 1877.