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Originally Posted by pj3000
True, there are... though I imagine that Erie (the French fort Presque Isle and the first settlement around it) was the first of the "Presque Isles", established back in the early 1750s. Maybe Presque Isle, Maine is older?
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According to Wikipedia, the Presque Isles in Maine and Michigan are from the 19th century, so the fort probably came first. The Michigan entry doesn't seem well cited, but it may have taken its name from Presque Isle in PA.