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Ukrainian communities in the United States

  • Rochester, New YorkMajor Charles Carroll, Colonel William Fitzhugh Jr, and Colonel Nathaniel Rochester purchased a 100-acre tract of land along the Genesee River on the 8th of…
  • Spokane, WashingtonThe Spokane tribe, whose name translates to "children of the sun" in Salishan, lived off plentiful game along the river that would eventually bear their name.
  • BaltimoreIn 1706, the colonial General Assembly of Maryland created the Port of Baltimore at old Whetstone Point, now Locust Point.
  • 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…