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re: Ranking of Oldest SEC Cities
Posted on 7/31/13 at 4:33 pm to DisplacedKentuckian
Posted on 7/31/13 at 4:33 pm to DisplacedKentuckian
how do you get Baton Rouge founded in 1719 when it was until 1803 that SC, GA and 11 of our sister Colonies chipped in to buy the sportsman's paradise from Napolean? If you want to go by first settlement, a Spanish expedition led by Hernando de Soto came through Columbia in May 1540.
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Posted on 7/31/13 at 4:37 pm to winyahpercy
Because Baton Rouge was a city in French Louisiana during the early 18th century. It was mostly the rich elite of New Orleans retreating to "the country" to get away from the city.
Posted on 7/31/13 at 4:46 pm to CapstoneGrad06
it has been established that BR wasn't incorporated until much later, which was misleading. the area of Columbia has been surrouded for centuries by settlements, but was incorporated by the General Assemby in 1786 to move the capital to a more central location from Charleston. similar to Congress establishing the District of Columbia around what already existed w/ Georgetown, MD and Alexandria, VA.
Posted on 7/31/13 at 4:50 pm to winyahpercy
Sorry everyone! Put this together quickly and didn't have time to make sure everything was wholey accurate. It was taken from Wikipedia and I tried to find the 1st date that actually showed the town was recognized as a real place. See where I'm coming from? Not trying to get anyone in a fightin' mood.
Posted on 7/31/13 at 4:50 pm to winyahpercy
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the area of Columbia has been surrouded for centuries by settlements, but was incorporated by the General Assemby in 1786 to move the capital to a more central location from Charleston
Well ok then.
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From evidence found along the Mississippi, Comite, and Amite rivers, and in three native mounds remaining in the city, archaeologists have been able to date habitation of the Baton Rouge area to 8000 B.C.
BATON ROUGE WAS FOUNDED IN THE YEAR 8000 BC, BITCHES.
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Posted on 7/31/13 at 5:03 pm to wadewilson
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BATON ROUGE WAS FOUNDED IN THE YEAR 8000 BC, BITCHES.
Posted on 7/31/13 at 5:07 pm to DisplacedKentuckian
Can UF and UGA both claim Jacksonville and call it a draw?
Posted on 7/31/13 at 5:22 pm to DisplacedKentuckian
I actually think this list is rather interesting
Until some wanted to get all pissy about "their" city
Anyway, some fascinating stories about you Kentucky folk and coming down the river to BR and New Orleans to loot the area
Until some wanted to get all pissy about "their" city
Anyway, some fascinating stories about you Kentucky folk and coming down the river to BR and New Orleans to loot the area
Posted on 7/31/13 at 5:34 pm to DisplacedKentuckian
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5. Columbia, SC - 1786
7. Columbia, MO - 1808
Oh, so there really was the REAL Columbia!
Posted on 7/31/13 at 5:49 pm to DisplacedKentuckian
College Station is so "new"
Posted on 7/31/13 at 6:03 pm to DisplacedKentuckian
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1. Baton Rouge, LA - 1719
2. Lexington, KY - 1775
3. Nashville, TN - 1779
4. Athens, GA - 1785
5. Columbia, SC - 1786
6. Knoxville, TN - 1791
7. Columbia, MO - 1808
8. Tuscaloosa, AL - 1819
9. Fayetteville, AR - 1828
10. Oxford, MS - 1832
11. Starkville, MS - 1835
12. Auburn, AL - 1839
13. Gainesville, FL - 1854
14. College Station, TX - 1860
Charleston, SC is a SEC town that was founded in 1670 which makes it the oldest SEC city in the South unless there is a claim that St. Augustine is a predominantly SEC city? And yes, by far, Charleston is SEC, Gamecocks, et al, dominated.
Posted on 7/31/13 at 6:13 pm to DisplacedKentuckian
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And before you get all up in arms, no I did not include the Native American settlements that were destroyed/ relocated prior to white inhabitants (looking at you Tuscaloosa).
Moundville FTW (Tuscaloosa County)
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The Moundville site, occupied from around A.D. 1000 until A.D. 1450
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This post was edited on 7/31/13 at 6:14 pm
Posted on 7/31/13 at 6:28 pm to DisplacedKentuckian
Although the University of Georgia was chartered in 1785, the city of Athens wasn't a city until 1801.
The University of Georgia is the oldest state-chartered university in the country.
The University of Georgia is the oldest state-chartered university in the country.
Posted on 7/31/13 at 7:25 pm to deeprig9
Posted on 7/31/13 at 7:32 pm to scrooster
St. Augustine
Posted on 7/31/13 at 7:37 pm to DisplacedKentuckian
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Sorry everyone! Not trying to get anyone in a fightin' mood.
If you would have named the thread "newest city", they all would have wanted to be the newest and argued over that..
Posted on 7/31/13 at 7:39 pm to DisplacedKentuckian
LSU on top
Posted on 7/31/13 at 7:42 pm to CapstoneGrad06
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A quick search reveals that Boardtown was formed in 1830 after the land was seized from the Choctaw Indians.
You sons of bitches
Posted on 7/31/13 at 7:43 pm to BloodSweat&Beers
Nope. Pensacola.
Posted on 7/31/13 at 7:47 pm to DisplacedKentuckian
The declaration of Texas A&M's existence as a flagship institution of the state decreed that there be a campus in Austin, Galveston(unless the deadliest hurricane in the history of the country didn't hit Galveston itd replace Houston as the 4th or 5th largest city in the country or whatever it ranks) and one near Bryan. So they built a train station just past Bryan and put up a board that said "college". Thus, College Station was born. Or so I was told. Not the coolest story, but I think it emphasizes how far we've come.
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