Santa Fe Missioned as Second Oldest U.S. Town
Described as the second oldest town in the United States, Santa Fe, New Mexico, is noted for its Spanish settlement in 1605 amid garbled additional text and undefined references.
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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1946
Page
5
Described as the second oldest town in the United States, Santa Fe, New Mexico, is noted for its Spanish settlement in 1605 amid garbled additional text and undefined references.
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