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The history of Albuquerque, New Mexico dates back up to 12,000 years, beginning with the presence of Paleo-Indian hunter-gatherers in the region. Gradually, these nomadic people adopted a more settled, agricultural lifestyle and began to build multi-story stone or adobe dwellings now known as pueblos by 750 CE.
Albuquerque is served primarily by the Albuquerque International Sunport, located 3 mi (4.8 km) southeast of the city's central business district. It is the largest airport in New Mexico, and the state's sole international airport, serving over 5 million passengers annually. [ 182 ]
Polk County is a county located in the southeastern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 United States census, its population was 17,544. [2] Its county seat is Benton. [3] The county was created on November 28, 1839, from parts of Bradley and McMinn counties, after final removal of most Cherokee from the region that year.
1906 – Southwest Presbyterian Sanatorium founded. [21] 1910 – Population: 11,020. [4] 1912 City becomes part of the new State of New Mexico. New Mexico State Fair begins. [22] Albuquerque Independent Society formed. [23] "First meeting of the New Mexico League of Municipalities was held in Albuquerque" [24] 1914 Albuquerque High School ...
Conquistador Hernando de Soto, first European to visit Tennessee. In the 16th century, three Spanish expeditions passed through what is now Tennessee. [12] The Hernando de Soto expedition entered the Tennessee Valley via the Nolichucky River in June 1540, rested for several weeks at the village of Chiaha (near the modern Douglas Dam), and proceeded southward to the Coosa chiefdom in northern ...
[11]: 251 Old Town's fortunes began to improve in the 1940s as Albuquerque citizens began to take note of Old Town's historic value, and the Old Albuquerque Historical Society was established in 1946. [12] Old Town was annexed by the city in 1949, [13] bringing municipal improvements like paved streets and sidewalks for the first time.
Carter County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee.As of the 2020 census, the population was 56,356. [2] Its county seat is Elizabethton. [3] The county is named in honor of Landon Carter (1760–1800), an early settler active in the "Lost State of Franklin" 1784-1788 secession from the State of North Carolina.
Tipton County is a county located on the western end of the U.S. state of Tennessee, in the Mississippi Delta region. As of the 2020 census, the population was 60,970. [2] Its county seat is Covington. [3] Tipton County, founded in 1823, is part of the Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area.