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The starting point for many explorations in the Louisiana Purchase was St. Louis, Missouri. This city served as a vital gateway for explorers like Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, who embarked on their famous expedition in 1804 to map and study the newly acquired territory. Its strategic location along the Mississippi River facilitated access to the vast lands of the Louisiana Purchase.
San Antonio, Texas acquired the nickname of Alamo City!
National City Mortgage Company was a financial institution which was based in Cleveland. In 2008, PNC Financial Services acquired National City Mortgage.
New Orleans became part of the United States in 1803 as a result of the Louisiana Purchase. The U.S. acquired the territory from France, which had regained control of it from Spain. The formal transfer of the city took place on December 20, 1803, marking New Orleans as a key acquisition for the expanding nation.
Manchuria was very close to the Soviet city of Vladivostok.
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Jordan acquired the West Bank and East Jerusalem, including the Old City. Contrary to stipulations in the Armistice Agreement, Jordan forbade Jews (both from Israel and abroad) from visiting holy sites in the Old City.
The Midwestern state of Oklahoma was mostly acquired by the United States in the Louisiana Purchase but its panhandle region was not acquired until the end of the Mexican-American War. The state was hit hard by the Dust Bowl during the Great Depression. Its capital city was also the site of a home-grown terrorist bombing in 1995 by Timothy McVeigh.