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19 Essential Cites
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| City-State-Region | Importance |
|---|---|
| New York City-New York-Northeast | Home of Ellis Island;Financial Center |
| Boston-Massachusetts-Northeast | Textile Industry;Revolutionary War "Hotspot" |
| Pittsburgh-Pennsylvania-Northeast | Steel Industry |
| Philadelphia-Pennsylvania-Northeast | Delegates to the Constitutional Convention in 1787 gathered in here;Formal US Capital |
| Washington D.C.-None-Southeast | Nation's Capital |
| Atlanta-Georgia-Southeast | Important in Media and Transportation Industry |
| New Orleans-Louisiana-Southeast | Trade Center at the Mouth of the Mississippi River |
| Chicago-Illinois-Midwest | Meat Packing Industry;Port on the Great Lakes |
| St.Louis-Missouri-Midwest | "Gateway to the West";Transportation Center (rail&water) |
| Detriot-Michigan-Midwest | Auto Industry |
| San Antonio-Texas-Southwest | Site of the Alamo;Livestock Industry |
| Santa Fe-New Mexico-Southwest | End of an overland trail;Mining |
| Denver-Colorado-Rocky Mountains | Mining town |
| Salt Lake City-Utah-Rocky Mountains | Mining;Morman Headquarters |
| San Francisco-California-Pacific States | Angel Island;Port |
| Los Angeles-California-Pacific States | Entertainment Industry;Port |
| Seattle-Washington-Pacific States | Aircraft Industry;Forest Products |
| Juneau-Alaska-Non-Contigous | Mining;Port |
| Honolulu-Hawaii-Non-Contigous | Pearl Harbor;Colonialism(1800's) |