U.S. Cities by Letter - T

The second largest city in Arizona was designated a “City of Gastronomy” by UNESCO in 2015.

Most of Oklahoma’s second most populous city is located on territory of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation.

The third most populous city in Florida began life as a pioneer outpost, being incorporated as a village in 1849, as a town in 1855, and finally as a city in 1877.

This Great Lakes port is the fifth most populous city in Ohio. It was originally part of the Michigan Territory, and Michigan and Ohio briefly went to war over a strip of land containing the city. Congress proposed a compromise, which included statehood for Michigan, and this city ending up in Ohio.

The third largest city in Washington suffered one of its coldest winters on record in 1929-30, leading to a 30-day mass power outage and the shutdown of major power supply dams. During that period, the engines of the aircraft carrier USS Lexington provided electricity to the city.

The name of the capital of and eighth most populous city in Florida is probably derived from an indigenous Muskogean language word.

This Arizona city was named after a gorge in northern Thessaly in Greece, but its name sounds like it might have something to do with time or the weather. It is home to Arizona State University.

The sixth most populous city in Colorado shares a name with the author of the play Our Town and the novel The Bridge of San Luis Rey.

Named after a real estate developer, this California city shares its name with Canadian actor Coombs of Reign fame.

This Kansas city’s Board of Education was the defendant in the U.S. Supreme Court case that decided that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.

The name of this California city sounds like 10 x 100 acorn-bearing trees (which early residents thought an apt description of the area).

This California city hosts a balloon and wine festival and an international film festival. You can almost hear its modern name in its indigenous Luiseño name: Temeekunga.

Home of the University of Alabama (and the Crimson Tide), this city is named after a Native American chief and served as Alabama’s capital from 1826 until 1846.

The 33rd most populous city in Texas was named for the 10th President of the United States.