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  2. List of place names of Welsh origin in the United States

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    Locations in the United States with a Welsh name This page was last edited on 30 September 2024, at 12:18 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...

  3. Locations in the United States with a Welsh name - Wikipedia

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    This is list of locations in the United States named after places in Wales. A number of places in the U.S have been named after places in Wales by Welsh settlers and explorers. and are mainly in the 13 eastern states which used to be the Thirteen Colonies in the British Empire.

  4. Welsh history in Chicago - Wikipedia

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    He became the first president of the town of Chicago in 1833, and is responsible for sub-dividing the city into sections and towns. In early Chicago history, some of the city's mayors were of close Welsh heritage, including: Buckner Stith Morris 1838–1839; Alexander Loyd 1840–1841; John P. Hopkins 1893–1895

  5. Welsh settlement in the Americas - Wikipedia

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    Following the American Civil War, 104 Welsh immigrant families moved from Pennsylvania to East Tennessee. These Welsh families settled in an area now known as Mechanicsville, and part of the city of Knoxville. These families were recruited by the brothers Joseph and David Richards to work in a rolling mill then co-owned by John H. Jones.

  6. Welsh Americans - Wikipedia

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    These Welsh-immigrant families became successful and established other businesses in Knoxville. By 1930, many descendants of post-Civil War Knoxville's Welsh families dispersed into other sections of the city and neighboring counties.. Today, scores of families in greater Knoxville can trace their ancestry directly to these original immigrants.

  7. Lists of populated places in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The following is a set–index article, providing a list of lists, for the cities, towns and villages within the jurisdictional United States. It is divided, alphabetically, according to the state , territory , or district name in which they are located.

  8. List of ethnic enclaves in North American cities - Wikipedia

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    Highest proportion of Jews of any county in the United States. Most are of the Satmar sect of Hasidism. In the town of Kiryas Joel, 95% of families spoke Yiddish at home. Williamsburg, Brooklyn. [218] Home to many Orthodox and Hasidic communities. Crown Heights, Brooklyn. [219] Home to the headquarters of the Chabad Movement. Crown Heights has ...

  9. Category:Lists of towns in the United States - Wikipedia

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    List of cities and towns in the San Francisco Bay Area; List of cities and towns along the Schuylkill River; List of municipalities in South Carolina; List of towns in South Dakota; List of cities and towns along the Susquehanna River