Maddy Gyniod has brought  this article on the way of the Second Life History.

Well  I couldn’t determine if the Beach Ball, which was built by Philip Linden on April 4, 2002, or the Beanstalk  from Steller Sunshine, the first resident of Second Life ^® is the oldest object in in SL.

“A beach ball is the answer!”

“Have you been to the Beanstalk (the oldest User-Generated Content in Second Life?”

But from the top I have had a great view and I have found much more places, which tells about the history of Second Life ^®.  This is  really a journey worth taking.

“Reportedly, this all started when Phillip Linden was in the shower. He envisioned this vast green, continuous landscape, distributed across multiple servers…  and went on to build it…..”

Dip in the LindenWorld August 2001:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uK3×3FNlleU

Following these  footsteps, I have found the Valentines Sun and an old Map.

“Snakes and birds roamed the land, feeding on abandoned objects. You could shoot trees, watch them catch fire, and it would spread to other trees.You could “Edit” other people’s avatars, and move them around. Steller apparently had lots of fun throwing Mac off of cliffs in the early days. :) No economy, or currency, or permissions, or any concept of ownership. ……”

Have a look at the timeline.

“On March 13th, 2002, the first resident  (Steller Sunshine) joined Second Life and the public beta started seven month later in October. The grid consisted of 16 regions, , the first one beeing called Da Boom, which might be a reference to the Big Bang of the virtual world. Da Boom, as well as the other early region additions were all named after alleyways in San Francisco. This was a nod to Linden Lab’s original location on Linden Street. The original San francisco regions, from November of 2002, included Clara, Clyde, Da Boom, Federal, Freelon, Hawthorne, Minna, Natoma, Ritch, Shipley, Stanford, Stillman, Taber, Varney, Welsh, and Zoe.”

http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/History_of_Second_Life

“Behold the primitar, in all it’s ancient glory! They once were the AV of Linden World, but are now merely a fading memory in SL’s past. Help keep the memory alive and learn more about where SL has been by enjoying this recreation of our avatar ancestor. ”

Here in the Historical Museum of Second Life ^® you can get this avatar and much more information about the good old times of Second Life ^®.

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Phobos/220/158/42

Greetings
Tesira