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Planned communities in the United States
- Memphis, TennesseeIn 1541, Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto walked the high ground that would become Memphis. The Chickasaw people had long called this bluff home, using its…
- Austin, TexasOn the 27th of December 1839, the Texas Congress officially incorporated a settlement named Waterloo as the new capital of the Republic of Texas.
- IndianapolisOn the 6th of January 1821, the Indiana General Assembly named a new capital city Indianapolis. Surveyors Alexander Ralston and Elias Pym Fordham designed a…
- Columbus, OhioOn the 14th of February 1812, a dense forestland known as Wolf's Ridge became the birthplace of Columbus. This location sat at the confluence of the Scioto…
- Columbia, South CarolinaIn May 1540, a Spanish expedition led by Hernando de Soto traversed what is now Columbia while moving northward on exploration of the interior of the…
- Salt Lake CityIn July 1847, a group of Mormon pioneers entered the Salt Lake Valley under the leadership of Brigham Young. They sought refuge from persecution in the…
- PhiladelphiaWilliam Penn arrived in the Delaware Valley in 1682 to establish a colony where religious freedom could flourish. He purchased land from the Lenape people…
- Washington, D.C.On the 16th of July 1790, President George Washington signed the Residence Act into law. This bill approved the creation of a national capital on the Potomac…
- Sugar Land, TexasIn 1838, Nathaniel Williams purchased the land that would become Sugar Land from Stephen F. Austin's original Mexican grant.