Sentence examples for it was first settled from inspiring English sources

It was first settled (1796) by Virginians led by Nathaniel Massie, and its name was derived from a Shawnee word meaning "principal town".

It was first settled in 1855 by Mormons seeking freedom from American rule.

It was first settled by farmers and for centuries remained rural.

It was first settled about 1776 by loyalist refugees from the American Revolution.

But there is no mention of the village, and nobody in Sancha knows for certain when it was first settled.

Aalborg's roots hail from this era; it was first settled, here at the Limfjord's narrowest point, around AD700.

Although Damascus is well-known to be an ancient city, it remains unclear exactly when the oasis was first settled.

New York City was first settled in 1626; that gives it nine and a half to 14,500 years to go.

The site was first settled in 1865, its name being derived from a Salish Indian word, phthauntauc (pen-hik-ton), meaning "place to stay forever".

Sakhalin was first settled by Japanese fishermen along its southern coasts.

Ebla was first settled around 3500 BC, and its growth was supported by many satellite agricultural settlements.