Elsener Us History 1 Western Cities

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This city was founded in 1706 and is one of the nation's oldest inland communities, is in the heart of Indian pueblo country, and is one of the oldest farming civilization on the North American continent.

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Albuquerque

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In April 1847 the pioneer company of Mormons traveled from Winter Quarters, Nebraska, to ____________________.

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Salt Lake City, Utah

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In 1852, Arthur and David Denny, (and a handful of others who had migrated west during the Gold Rush), established the small settlement on Puget Sound what would become __________a name derived from the joint Chief of the two native tribes that inhabited the region.

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Seattle, Washington

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It began as a small mining camp in Montana, but bloomed into a city when silver and copper were discovered.

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Butte, Montana

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After the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act on May 30, 1854, the land on the west bank of the Missouri River across from Council Bluffs, Iowa, was opened to settlement and quickly gained the attention of developers.

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Omaha, NE

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__________ was established by a party of prospectors on November 22, 1858, after a gold discovery at the confluence of Cherry Creek and the South Platte River.

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Denver, Colorado

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___________, Texas was founded on Aug. 30 1836 by brothers Augustus C. and John K. Allen, who pay just over $1.40 per acre for 6,642 acres of land near the headwaters of Buffalo Bayou.

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Houston, TX

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In 1843 Business partners William Overton and Asa Lovejoy file to claim the land on the west bank of the Willamette River which by 1845 will become the town of ____________ named after a town in Main.

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Portland, Oregon

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This town in California owes much of its success to the gold rush and was the most western stop of the Pony Express that ran from St Joseph, Missouri.

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Sacramento, California

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Jack Swilling had a series of canals built which followed those of the ancient Native American system. A small community formed that same year about 4 miles (6 km) east of the present city ____________ in Arizona.

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Phoenix, Arizona

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The gold mining rush of the 1890s led to the settlement of Cripple Creek, a mining town just west of ______________. At the turn of the 19th century, _________________ was the leading mining exchange center of the world and was called "the city of millionaires." By 1904, this Colorado City had 35 of the nation's 100 millionaires from gold mined in Cripple Creek.

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Colorado Springs, Colorado

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Suspicious of slaves and Northern abolitionists; three slaves were hanged, and two Iowa preachers were whipped and run out of town in 1860. In 1861 voters voted 741 to 237 to secede from the Union. This Texas City was selected as one of eleven quartermaster and commissary posts in Texas for the Trans-Mississippi Army of the Confederacy.

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Dallas, Texas

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This Oklahoma city was originally part of Indian Territory and was first settled by the Lochapoka and Creek tribes in 1836.They established a home under a large oak tree and named their new settlement "Tallasi," meaning "old town" in the Creek language, which later became ________." At the turn of the century became famous for its oil..

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Tulsa, Oklahoma

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This was known as the Arcway City and where the west begins. Most adventures west in the early 1800s started in this Missouri City.

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St. Louis

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This city in Arkansas would have a stain on its reputation because of its refusal to allow African Americans to attend public schools with whites

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Little Rock, Arkansas

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On April 22, 1889, an estimated 50,000 settlers gathered at the boundaries. Some, called "Sooners," snuck across early to claim some of the prime spots of land. The area that is now _______________ was immediately popular to the settlers as an estimated 10,000 people claimed land here.

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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

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Arizona becomes an official territory in 1863. Between 1867 and 1877, this town holds the title of territorial capitol. In 1880, the Southern Pacific Railroad reaches _________.

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Tucson, Arizona

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By 1890 railroad developers had determined this water-rich Nevada valley would be a prime location for a stop facility and town.

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Las Vegas, Nevada

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This city by the bay was where gold seekers in 1949 traveling by ships would dock.

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San Francisco, California

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California was ruled by Spain until 1822 when Mexico assumed jurisdiction. After a two-year period of hostilities with Mexico beginning in 1846, the area came under U.S. control. After the Mexican American War, In 1848, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo made California a United States territory. Today this town is known for its movie stars.

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Los Angeles, California

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Significant U.S. Naval presence began in 1907 with the establishment of the Navy Coaling Station, which gave further impetus to the development of the town. Today it continues to be a major Navy Port on the west coast.

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San Diego, California

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This city in Washington state is the largest city in the Inland Northwest, and it's name comes from the Native American tribe that inhabited the region and means "Children of the Sun".

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Spokane, Washington

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The public discovery of gold in 1874 by the Custer Expedition brought a mass influx of settlers into the Black Hills region of South Dakota. This city was originally known as "Hay Camp" and founded in 1876 by a group of disappointed miners, who promoted their new city as the "Gateway to the Black Hills."

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Rapid City, South Dakota

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This Wyoming town was named after Indians that lived in the area and later became famous for its cattle drives.

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Cheyenne, Wyoming

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This city is the oldest major city in the Dakotas. Prior to settlement by Europeans, the area where the city now sits (at the forks of the Red River and Red Lake River) had been an important meeting and trading point for Native Americans and later for fur trappers.

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Grand Forks, North Dakota

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The history of this city in South Dakota revolves around the cascades of the Big Sioux River. The falls were created about 14,000 years ago during the last ice age. Ho-Chunk, Ioway, Otoe, Missouri, Omaha, Ponca, Arikira, Dakota, Nakota and Cheyenne have all visited or lived in this area.

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Sioux Falls, South Dakota

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This City traces its beginnings to 1821, the year Missouri was admitted to the Union. In that year a Frenchman from St. Louis, Francois Chouteau, came up the Missouri River and established a trading post on the waterway about three miles below the great bend in the river. Today this town is known for its Blues and Jazz music.

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Kansas City, Missouri