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Caldwell (Kan.)
The town was named for U.S. Senator Alexander Caldwell. It is located along the Chisholm Trail.
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Arkansas City (Kan.)
The town is located at the confluence of the Arkansas and Walnut Rivers.
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Victor (Colo.)
A central location in Colorado's gold mining industry, Victor probably housed most of the miners who worked in the mines of the Cripple Creek district. The town believed to have been maned for the Victor Mine, which in turn may have been named for Victor Adams, an early settler of the area.
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Denver (Colo.)
'Denver' refers to both the city and county of Denver, as they consolidated into a single governing unit.
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Dearfield (Colo.)
Founded in 1910 by Oliver Tousaint Jackson (1862-1948) an African American man who bought the land. By 1922 this all-black community had over 700 residents but, due to the post-World War I agricultural depression and the drought in the late 1920s, the town closed and is a ghost town today.
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Tipton (Mo.)
The town was named for businessman William Tipton Seely who was granted the land for his War of 1812 service.
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Saint Louis (Mo.)
The city originated as a French fur trading post located at the prime location at the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers. As more settlers moved to the area, the town grew, eventually attracting the French lieutenant governor who relocated to the city in 1765.
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Slater (Mo.)
The town was named for railroad official John F. Slater.
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Sibley (Jackson County, Mo.)
The town was named for George C. Sibley, the first Indian agent and postmaster in the area.
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New London (Ralls County, Mo.)
The town was named for the city of London, England.
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Middletown (Mo.)
The town was named for its location in the middle of an agricultural ditrict.
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Kansas City (Mo.)
The towns of Greenwood, Maple Gardens, Milton, Moscow Winnetonka, and Winnwood were absorbed by Kansas City.
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Harrisonville (Mo.)
The county seat of Cass County, it was named for U.S. Representative Albert G. Harrison, who was pivotal in obtaining the town's land grant.
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Fairville (Saline County, Mo.)
The unincorporated town was named for the "fair" setting of its original site.
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Carrollton (Mo.)
The county seat of Carroll County, Missouri.
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Brownsville (Tex.)
One of the southernmost cities in the United States, Brownsville is located on the Gulf Coast and the Rio Grande River, bordering across from Matamoros, Mexico. It is the county seat of Cameron County.
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New Orleans (La.)
New Orleans, a consolidated city-parish (county), was founded by the French, and was the capital of the French Louisiana territory. A major port near the mouth of the Mississippi River, New Orleans is known for its cultural diversity and rich historical heritage.
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Boulder (Colo.)
Home of the University of Colorado, Boulder was originally named 'Boulder City.'