US Cities with "City" in the Name Part 2 Quiz

Answer: Florida

What began as a Native American settlement evolved into the Strawberry Capital of the World. It was named after Henry B. Plant. The South Florida Railroad shipped the strawberries that became its main agricultural product. Today, 75% of the nation's midwinter strawberries come from Plant City.

Fun fact: Plant City was the spring training home of the Cincinnati Reds from 1988-1997.

Answer: Kansas

Named for the nearby fort, which was named after Grenville Dodge, the Santa Fe Railroad put the town on the map. It was a rough cattle town that by the 1880s was home to more gunfighters than any other town in the west. Today meat packing is its primary industry.

Fun fact: Dodge City really did have a Long Branch Saloon, made famous in the television western "Gunsmoke".

Answer: California

Early home of the Ohlone people, this town 27 miles south of San Francisco was incorporated in 1867. It became a major lumber port and is now home to Silicon Valley tech giants Oracle and Evernote. In 1907, Japanese brothers Eikichi and Sadakusi Enomoto began commercially growing chrysanthemums here, but internment of Japanese-American citizens in 1940 marked the end of this commercial endeavor.

Answer: Oregon

The town is named for Edward D. Baker, a contemporary of Abraham Lincoln, who served as Congressman from Illinois and later, Senator from Oregon. Incorporated in 1874, it was founded in a lumber-producing area and developed into a trade center when the Oregon Shortline Railroad connected it to Portland.

Footnote: The Lincolns named their second son Edward Baker Lincoln after their friend. They were devastated when Colonel Baker was killed at the Battle of Ball's Bluff in 1861.

Answer: Nevada

In the 1800s the Comstock Lode of silver was discovered in Nevada. The Virginia and Truckee Railroad transported this bonanza of silver ore from Virginia City to the east to help finance the Civil War.

Fun facts:

Mark Twain honed his journalistic skills by working for the Virginia City Territorial Enterprise newspaper.

Virginia City was prominently featured in the long-running TV western "Bonanza".

Answer: Oklahoma

The name is derived from Elk Creek and Native American Chief Elk River. Before the town was established, cattle drives from Texas to Kansas followed the Western Trail through this area. Aware that the Choctaw, Oklahoma, and Gulf Railroad would extend through here, land speculators formed the Choctaw Townsite and Development Company and began selling lots in 1901.

The railroad connected Elk City to other beef markets; today Historic Route 66 and I-40 run through this town in the heart of western Oklahoma.

Answer: California

Spanish and Mexican explorers scouted this area in the 18th century. The presence of wild grapes growing there led to speculation that the name Uba emerged from a misspelling/mispronunciation of uva, the Spanish word for grape. John Sutter received a land grant from the Mexican government, and gold was discovered on his land in 1848. Gold fever accelerated the city's growth.

Interesting note: Today, the city is home to 20,000 Sikhs, the largest Sikh community in the US.

Answer: Mississippi

This city lies on the Yazoo River, 47 miles northwest of Jackson. Founded in 1826 and originally called Manchester, the name was later changed in honor of the Yazoo Native American tribe. It's a timber and cotton trade center, and interestingly, also sports a catfish farming industry. Manufactures include chemicals, textiles, and fertilizers.

A federal prison also contributes to the city's economy.

Answer: Pennsylvania

Oil City lies on a bend of the Allegheny River at the mouth of Oil Creek, 70 miles north of Pittsburgh. It was incorporated as a borough in 1862 and became a full-fledged city when it merged with Venango City in 1871. Oil production, refining, and distribution are its leading industry today.

Answer: Delaware

This small port town lies at the eastern terminus of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. As of 2020, its population was 1,885. Here, a military post named Fort Delaware held 32,000 Confederate prisoners of war during the Civil War. It remained an active military installation through World War II.