Which came first? · Tricky
Which came first: Jamestown or Kongō Gumi, the oldest company?
Kongō Gumi, the oldest company came first, in AD 578 (founded). Jamestown followed 1,029 years later, in 1607 (founded).
- Second1607
Jamestown
city · foundedJamestown, founded in 1607, was the first lasting English settlement in America.
- FirstAD 578
Kongō Gumi, the oldest company
company · foundedKongō Gumi was founded in 578 by a temple carpenter; the Kongō family ran it for over 1,400 years, until 2006.
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Years from Wikidata, each checked against the item’s English Wikipedia article on 2026-10-18. A year stands for what its label says: a founding, a first patent, a premiere.