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A large number of places in the U.S were named after places in England largely as a result of English settlers and explorers of the Thirteen Colonies. Some names were carried over directly and are found throughout the country (such as Manchester, Birmingham and Rochester).
The most recent site listed is the Historic Moravian Bethlehem District, as a part of the transnational site Moravian Church Settlements, shared with Denmark, Germany, and the United Kingdom. [3] The 26 sites are located in 22 states and two territories.
This is a list of the most common U.S. place names (cities, towns, villages, boroughs and census-designated places [CDP]), with the number of times that name occurs (in parentheses). [1] Some states have more than one occurrence of the same name. Cities with populations over 100,000 are in bold.
These states are home to must-visit national parks, dreamy, snow-covered peaks, and dramatic black-sand beaches. The 10 Most Naturally Beautiful States in the U.S. [Video] Skip to main content
From sandy coastlines to stunning lakeshores, America has more beaches than you might expect — and many of them are stunning. The 50 Most Beautiful Beaches in America Skip to main content
Here, we rounded up the most beautiful national parks to visit in America, from the Grand Canyon to Yosemite to Great Sand Dunes.
Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection - United States has an extensive online collection of scanned historical maps of the US, and a list of other map sites. Charting North America, maps and atlases in the New York Public Library Digital Collection; Online digitized versions of many 18th- and 19th-century American atlases, as well as the 1897 ...
Alaska Denali ranks at or near the top of most best-of lists that profile America's national parks — and for good reason. The crown jewel of the park is Denali itself — formerly called Mount ...