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Cities you haven't heard of but might be able to guess

Even if you haven't ever heard of these cities, you can still work out what they are based on the clue. All cities in the quiz are in the US.
Quiz by MiracleMax
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Last updated: June 29, 2023
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First submittedJune 29, 2023
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"Remember" this Bay Area suburb, named for the Spanish word for cottonwood
CA
Alamo
DC suburb named for a mountain in Washington State. One of the few examples of a US place name moving east rather than west.
MD
Mt Rainier
The county seat of Baca County, this town shares a name with towns in 34 other states
CO
Springfield
Town near a chain of natural springs, named for the alleged discoverer of the Fountain of Youth
FL
De Leon Springs
Agricultural town that historically farmed this "king" crop
LA
Cotton Valley
Town on the Atlantic coast with an elevation of zero feet
NC
Sealevel
Only city bearing the full name of a US president. Has a cherry pie festival.
WA
George
Home to a creamery that makes one of the most widely-sold brands of cheddar cheese
OR
Tillamook
A small community in the Mojave, it has about 34 times as many palms as nearby Twentynine Palms
CA
Thousand Palms
Close to Sacagawea's birthplace, this town is named for a river and a type of fish that spawn there after traveling nearly 1000 miles upstream from the Pacific Ocean
ID
Salmon
Town on the doorstep of a national park of the same name
AR
Hot Springs
When the Beach Boys said "We'll get there fast and then we'll take it slow", this probably isn't the place they had in mind
IN
Kokomo
City in the San Luis valley from which early Spanish settlers had a "mountain view"
CO
Monte Vista
Lehigh Valley town which Jesus did not grow up in, about ten miles north of Bethlehem
PA
Nazareth
French for "beautiful town", this suburb's name is also a pun on the last name of early inhabitant James Bell
MI
Belleville
Boomtown that made its fortune mining this type of metal
WI
Iron River
Town about 60 miles northwest of Brothers, named for a trio of volcanic peaks
OR
Sisters
Colloquially known as "Valpo", this city and its university are named for the legislative capital of Chile
IN
Valparaiso
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Jun 29, 2023
You're right, I really should've figured out the couple I missed.