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By this, I mean cities that have had a significant impact on American history and are filled with historical sights. The cities and towns that just ooz good old classic America and its history.
I voted for Philadelphia along with Williamsburg/Jamestown/Yorktown. I suppose the long-lost colony on Roanoke Island would truly be the best answer (if anyone could find it!)
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Boston, Philadelphia, and Williamsburg certainly are worthy of mention with their lion's share of history. And San Antonio is one of the oldest cities in Texas with great accounts.
While I really love visiting Williamsburg, it is somewhat Disney-ish these days, which factors against it IMO. Philly and Boston offer a lot of interesting sites, without seeming as fake as Williamsburg.
Thirteen years before Plymouth Colony was settled by the Mayflower Pilgrims, Santa Fe, New Mexico, was established with a small cluster of European type dwellings. It would soon become the seat of power for the Spanish Empire north of the Rio Grande. Santa Fe is the oldest capital city in North America and the oldest European community west of the Mississippi.
Geez, I come from a very historic, albeit, unsung place.... why do all the obvious places get all the attention?
The Liberty Bell of the West, (its older than Philadelphias bell) was a gift from Louis XV to the french people of Louisiana, it was rung by George Clark in 1778 on 4 July, when he claimed the Upper Louisiana territory for the US.
Does anyone know where that bell resides?
It was a bloodless coup, btw.
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