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Old Posted Sep 12, 2019, 4:08 PM
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Originally Posted by MonkeyRonin View Post
Are there any examples of cities being founded specifically based on their centrality within a state that have since become major cities because of it? In and of itself it's not really a compelling reason for a city to succeed. Most cities also pre-date the modern iteration of their state anyway.
Tallahassee. Picked as Midway point between St. Augustine and Pensacola. There wasn't much in South Florida at the time.
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