Coastal cities in the United States Coastal cities in the United States Green Bay is the county seat of Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The city is located at , at the head of the Bay of Green Bay and the mouth of the Fox River, with an altitude of 581 feet. It is 112 miles north of Milwaukee. According to the 2000 census, Green Bay had a population of 102,313 people. The Town of Green Bay is located several miles northeast of the city. ...more on Wikipedia about "Green Bay, Wisconsin"
Jacksonville is a city located in Duval County, Florida, USA. It is the county seat of Duval County . As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 777,704 ** . It is the principal city of the First Coast region of Florida. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jacksonville, Florida"
In 1763 after 250 years of Spanish rule , Florida came under English rule. The English divided Florida into two provinces. West Florida's capital was Pensacola, and East Florida's capital was St. Augustine. The British Government encouraged colonization by offering large land grants for the production of cotton, hemp, indigo, and silk in order to fuel the Industrial Revolution going on in England. Dr. Andrew Turnbull, a Scot enticed by the possibility of wealth and power, organized the largest attempt at British colonization in the New World. The New Smyrna Colony, founded in 1768, encompassed some 101,400 acres (410 km²) and was nearly three times the size of the colony at Jamestown. Andrew Turnbull, was a former British Consul at Smyrna, Greece was given a grant of approximately 20,000 acres (80 km²) of land about 70 miles (100 km) south of St. Augustine, Florida and called it New Smyrna. It was proposed that the colony would undertake the raising of cotton, olives, indigo, and make wine and silk. ...more on Wikipedia about "New Smyrna, Florida"
San Clemente is a city located in Orange County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 49,936. San Clemente is the southernmost city in the county, six miles south of San Juan Capistrano. Its location makes it the only city in Orange County closer to San Diego than to Los Angeles. ...more on Wikipedia about "San Clemente, California"
Savannah is a city located in (and the county seat of) Chatham County, Georgia. The city's population was 129,800 in 2004, according to U.S. Census estimates. Before 1970, Savannah was the second-largest city in Georgia. Today it is ranked fourth in population. ...more on Wikipedia about "Savannah, Georgia"
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