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9. City Information Anchorage, Alaska Identified by a modern skyline, Anchorage is Alaska’s largest and most sophisticated city and home to more than half of the state’s occupants. Established in 1914 as the construction headquarters for the Alaskan Railroad; today it is the transportation and business hub of south-central Alaska. Atlanta, Georgia In 1837 Atlanta began as a railroad surveyor’s interest in a pine clearing. The town quickly grew into an significant railway and manufacturing center. It became the Confederate arsenal during the Civil War. Cut down to a smoldering ruin after Sherman’s occupation in 1864, the city drew upon its unconquerable spirit and the canny use of carpetbagger money to become once again a booming commercial center. Atlanta, capital of Georgia, is now the envoy of the “New South”. Atlantic City, New Jersey in 1854, Atlantic City was incorporated with what began as a fishing village at the north end of Absecon Island. It became a leading east coast resort, an ideal vacation spot. When trains first arrived in 1854 , the railroad’s land company was selling lots and there was a hotel. By the 1880s two rail lines were carrying an abundance of passengers to the numerous hotels of a town that had taken the shape and character it was to exhibit, regardless of the decline that began in the 1930s. This decline lasted until the casino law was passed. Since the first 8-foot wide section of planks was laid directly on the sand in 1870, the Boardwalk has been the city’s most noted attraction. Five miles long and 60 feet wide, the current steel and concrete structure is surfaced with planks arranged in a herringbone pattern that is a handsome foundation for a hubbub of stores, amusements, concessions and thousands of visitors. Since 1977 roughly a dozen casino-hotels have opened or are being finished along the Boardwalk. Boston, Massachusetts Boston was founded by Puritans in 1630 and soon became a major seaport as well as the largest British colony on the continent. In 1768 Colonial resentment of Crown rule swelled as unpopular taxes induced military occupation to Boston. In 1770, British soldiers fired on a hostile crowd, killing five townsmen in what became known as the Boston Massacre. In the year of 1773 the patriots loosely disguised themselves as Indians and dumped three shiploads of taxable tea into Boston Harbor. This is known historically as the Boston tea party. Furious, Parliament retaliated by shutting the city’s port. Patriots under the command of George Washington surrounded Boston, and in March 1776 the British vacated the city. Cape Canaveral, Kennedy Space Center, Florida History is still in the making at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and Kennedy Space Center as this is the site for all manned-flight launchings. They are the country’s hub of space operations and the 18
launch/landing site for the shuttle program. When the center was known as Cape Canaveral, Navy Comdr. Alan B. Shepard, Jr., was propelled into suborbital space flight on May 5, 1961. This was followed by America’s first staffed orbital flight by Marine Lt. Col. John H. Glenn, Jr., on July 20, 1962. After the name change to Kennedy Space Center, moon bound U.S. space capsules blasted from these immense launching pads. And on July 20, 1969, Neil A. Armstrong and Edwin E. Aldrin became the first men to tread the moon’s surface. Charlottesville, Virginia Historic Charlottesville, located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, was the home of Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe. The University of Virginia, established and fashioned by Jefferson and first governed by a board whose membership consisted of Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe and James Madison, enhances the city. Many aged homes and estates in the encompassing countryside reveal Jefferson’s architectural style; the Old Courthouse is a significant example. Chicago, Illinois Chicago was home to the first skyscraper which was 11 stories high. Today many architectural landmarks are located on Dearborn Street in Chicago’s Loop. Chicago’s financial district is highlighted by Burnham and Root’s Rookery Building, it is the world’s oldest remaining steel skeleton skyscraper, with an inner court designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Famous for their dizzying heights are the Sears Tower, the world’s tallest building standing at 1454 feet, and the John Hancock center, with 110 stories of shops, offices and apartments. The famed first moving wall sculpture, “Universe,” fashioned by Alexander Calder, can be viewed at the Sears Tower Building. Cody, Wyoming Founded by Col. William “Buffalo Bill” F. Cody in 1898, Cody is close to the east entrance to Yellowstone National Park. The territory around Cody, distinguished by many dude and working ranches, also offers ample recreational opportunities. Downtown is host to several historic buildings dating from the beginning of the 20th century. Daytona Beach, Florida Daytona Beach was more raceway than beach in the initial days of the automobile. Between 1902 and 1935 some 13 speed records were establish by Barney Old field, Sir Henry Seagrave, and Sir Malcolm Campbell. The tradition lives on at Daytona International Speedway. At low tide the beach is 23 miles long and 500 feet wide; during the day cars may drive on the firm-packed sand along the water’s edge. For safety, beach driving should be done only during low or outgoing tide and never in the water, no matter how shallow. Delta Junction, Alaska Big Delta State Historical Park and Rika’s Roadhouse and Landing, is located at milepost 275, Richardson Hwy. This is a living-history homestead with a museum, roadhouse, barn, garden, and livestock and poultry pens. 19
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