Take a trip back through history to find the location of the oldest church in America. Guessing it's St. Augustine, Fla.? While originally established in 1565, the Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine was actually rebuilt in the 1790s, so would fit in after the churches listed above.

1. Built in 1610 – San Miguel Mission, Santa Fe

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2. Built between 1639-1643 – Jamestown Church, Jamestown

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3. Built in 1675 – Old Trinity Church, Church Creek, Md.

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4. Built between 1681-1684 – Third Havens Meeting House, Talbot County, Md.

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5. Built in 1681 – Old Ship Church, Hingham, Mass. 

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6. Built in 1682 – St. Luke’s Church, Smithfield, Va.  

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7. Built in 1684 – Old Indian Meeting House, Mashpee 

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8. Built in 1686 – King’s Chapel, Boston

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9. Built in 1685 – Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow

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10. Built in 1694 – Old Quaker Meeting House

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11. Built in 1698 – Old Swedes (Holy Trinity Church), Wilmington, Del.  

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12. Built in 1699 – Great Friends Meeting House

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13. Built in 1700 – Gloria Dei (Old Swedes)

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14. Built in 1703 – Six Principle Baptist Church (Stony Lane Baptist Church)

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15. Built in 1703 – St. Mary’s Episcopal Church

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16. Built in 1706 – Rehoboth Presbyterian Church, Rehoboth, Md. 

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17. Built in 1706 – St. Andrews Episcopal Church, Charleston

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18. Built in 1707 – Old Narragansett Church

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19. Built in 1714 – St. Michael’s Church, Marblehead

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20. Built in 1723 – Old North Church, Boston, Mass

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21. Built in 1726 – Trinity Church.

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22. Built in 1728 – St. John’s Episcopal Church, Hampton 

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23. Built in 1732 – Christ Church (Old Durham Church), Nanjemoy, Md.

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24. Built in 1734 – St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Bath, N.C. Elmo Carawan.

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25. Built in 1738 – Cathedral of San Fernando, San Antonio, Texas 

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26. Built in 1743 – Augustus Lutheran Church

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27. Built between 1752 and 1761 – St. Michael’s Church, Charleston

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28. Built in 1766 – St. Paul’s Chapel, New York, N.Y. 

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29. Built in 1769 – Mission San Diego de Alaca, San Diego, Calif. 

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30. Built in 1780 – Barratt’s Chapel, Frederica, 

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31. Built in 1782 – Mission San Juan Capistrato, San Juan Capistrano, Calif. 

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