<page_title> List of North American settlements by year of foundation </page_title> <table> <cell> Albany, New York <col_header> Settlement </col_header> </cell> <cell> United States <col_header> Country </col_header> </cell> <cell> Oldest European settlement in New York State, founded as Fort Nassau, 1614, Fort Orange 1623. First Dutch settlement in North America. <col_header> Notes </col_header> </cell> </table>
Albany is one of the oldest European settlements in the United States.