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Inland port cities and towns in the United States

  • St. LouisOn the 14th of February 1764, a French fur trading expedition led by Pierre Laclède and his 14-year-old stepson Auguste Chouteau established a settlement on…
  • Tulsa, OklahomaOn the 28th of March 1836, Opothleyahola and the Muscogee (Creek) Nation established a small settlement called Lochapoka under the Creek Council Oak Tree at…
  • Louisville, KentuckyGeorge Rogers Clark established a settlement on Corn Island in 1778, marking the birth of what would become Louisville. The Falls of the Ohio created an…
  • DétroitOn the 24th of July 1701, Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac and his lieutenant Alphonse de Tonty began constructing a small fort on the north bank of the Detroit…
  • ChicagoIn 1780, Jean Baptiste Point du Sable established a trading post on the western shore of Lake Michigan. This single settlement became the seed for what would…
  • St. LouisOn the 14th of February 1764, French fur traders Pierre Laclède and Auguste Chouteau established a settlement on an elevated bluff overlooking the confluence…