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Located on the Salt river in "the valley of the sun," the city of Phoenix is Arizona's state capital and the seat of Maricopa County. All State Capitals

Phoenix has ancient roots, evidenced by the Pueblo Grande ruins (occupied by native Americans between 700 AD and 1400 AD).

Located in the panhandle of southeast Alaska, the city of Juneau is Alaska's state capital. All State Capitals

A major port on the Gulf of Mexico for three centuries, Mobile is the oldest city in Alabama with a rich cultural heritage. Alabama Cities & Towns

The first American Mardi Gras celebration was in Mobile (when it was still a French colony), and is still part of Alabama's Gulf Coast culture. Mobile is also known for its amazing museums and seafood!

Located on the Gulf coastal plain along the Alabama river, the city of Montgomery is Alabama's state capital and the second-largest city in Alabama (only Birmingham is larger). All State Capitals

Montgomery is rich with cultural and historic sites.

The city of Pittsburgh is located in southwestern Pennsylvania midst the rolling hills of the Alleghenies (part of the vast Appalachian Mountain Range).

The hub of the city sits where the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers converge to form the Ohio river (referred to locally as Downtown, The Point, or The Golden Triangle) .

Pittsburgh is called The Steel City because of the hundreds of steel-related businesses that have called this city home. Another nickname for Pittsburgh is The City of Bridges - there are 446 of them!

Montana designated the city of Wolf Point as the site of the official state Cowboy Hall of Fame in 2003 (home of "The Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center," which showcases the lives of true Montana cowboys and how they intertwined with the rich cultural heritage of Native Americans and settlers of Montana). All State Halls of Fame

The organization's mission: “To honor our cowboy way of life, American Indian cultures and collective Montana Western heritage."

Millersburg Military Institute was a military boarding school established in 1893 by Colonel C. M. Best, who purchased the property and converted the former Kentucky Wesleyan College building on Main Street into the Millersburg Military Institute.

Col. Best closed the school in 1920, but the citizens of Millersburg established a corporation to continue the military school. The home of Sanford Allen on Main Street was purchased and became the hub of the school. Other buildings were added to the campus later, including a classroom building, a gymnasium, and a chapel.

The New York State Historic Marker Program began in 1926, administered by the State Education Department; an initiative to identify, interpret, and help preserve local historic sites. Over 2,800 of the small, cast iron site markers were erected on the edge of highways statewide during this program (1926-1939).

The Eternal Flame in Honolulu burns endlessly in remembrance of the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor and as a memorial to the men and women of the state of Hawaii who have served in the armed forces of the United States. All Hawaii Landmarks