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brought its numbers to 1.44 million in 2010.Phoenix is a commercial and manufacturing center in an agricultural region. Major industries include government, agricultural products, aerospace technology,
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Tulsa was settled in the 1830s by Creek Indians from Alabama who were forcibly sent to the area (then part of Indian Territory) under the Indian Removal Act of 1830. Creek medicine men planted ashes from
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Chicago is a major Great Lakes port and the commercial, financial, industrial, and cultural center of the Midwest. The manufacturing industries dominate the wholesale and retail trade, and trade in agricultural
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Chicago is a major Great Lakes port and the commercial, financial, industrial, and cultural center of the Midwest. The manufacturing industries dominate the wholesale and retail trade, and trade in agricultural
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Creek Indians who had been forced to relocate from Alabama to Oklahoma along the Trail of Tears.Though Broken Arrow was originally an agricultural community, its current economy is diverse. The city has
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It joins with the nearby Alabama cities of Auburn and Opelika to form the Columbus Auburn Opelika Combined Statistical Area, which had a 2013 population of 501,649. Situated at the heart of the Chattahoochee
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Pinewood is the chief commercial wood. Much of the state's income is derived from its considerable mineral wealth. New Mexico is a leading producer of uranium ore, manganese ore, potash, salt, perlite,
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and the port is home to one of the largest commercial dry docks in the country. The Port of Portland is the third largest export tonnage port on the west coast of the U.S., and being located about 80
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Commercial fishing is an important but declining industry. Narragansett Bay abounds in shellfish; flounder and porgy are also caught. Naval facilities at Newport contribute to the state's income Immediate
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Cincinnati is the industrial, commercial, and cultural center for an extensive area including numerous suburbs in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. It is also a port with a large riverfront and good transportation