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Most major cities - not only in the US, but around the world - grew up around either rivers or oceans, or both.
Boston, Massachusetts - the Charles River
New York City, NY - the Hudson River
Washington, D.C. - the Potomac River
Norfolk, VA - the James River
Charleston, S.C. - the Cooper River
Philadelphia, PA - the Delaware River
Pittsburg, PA is sometimes known as the "Three Rivers Area", where the Ohio River forms where the Monongahela River meets the Allegheny River.
The Mississippi River was called the "Father of Waters", and many cities arose along its banks, including:
New Orleans, LA
Baton Rouge, LA
Natchez, MS
Memphis, TN
St. Louis, MO
Minneapolis, MN
The second-largest river in the USA is probably the Missouri River, and cities include:
St. Louis, MO
Omaha, NE
On the West Coast, major cities that formed around rivers include:
San Francisco, CA, where the Sacramento River and San Francisco Bay flow to the Pacific Ocean
Sacramento, CA - the Sacramento River and the American River
Portland OR - the Columbia River and the Willamette River
Some major cities that developed along the coast or along lakes:
Chicaco, IL - Lake Michigan
Detroit, MI and Cleveland, OH - Lake Erie
Los Angeles, CA - Pacific Ocean
Miami, FL - Atlantic Ocean
Houston, TX - Gulf of Mexico
Salt Lake City - Salt Lake
In fact, the only major cities that didn't form around lakes or rivers may be Denver, CO and Dallas, TX.
The reason is simple; boats and ships sailing on oceans, lakes and rivers provide easy transportation of people, materials and finished goods.
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