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Biggest Cities of the Early Western United States with a Map

Try to name the largest cities in the regions historically (and informally) known as the Old Northwest, Old Southwest and Louisiana in 1810, a few years after the Louisiana Purchase.
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Illinois
Territory
830
Shawneetown
711
Cahokia
622
Kaskaskia
 
 
Indiana
Territory
670
Vincennes
 
 
Louisiana
Territory
1,600
St. Louis
1,500
Ste. Genevieve
800
New Madrid
500
Arkansas Post
450
St. Charles
Kentucky
4,326
Lexington
1,357
Louisville
1,099
Frankfort
838
Paris
821
Bardstown
815
Washington
538
Winchester
532
Russellville
529
Georgetown
488
Versailles
432
Danville
424
Shelbyville
413
Newport
Michigan
Territory
770
Detroit
 
 
Mississippi
Territory
1,511
Natchez
524
Washington
 
 
Orleans
Territory
17,242
New Orleans
700
Natchitoches
 
 
Tennessee
1,100
Nashville
730
Knoxville
Ohio
2,540
Cincinnati
1,617
Steubenville
1,369
Chillicothe
1,154
Zanesville
593
Springfield
578
Athens
463
Marietta
431
St. Clairsville
429
Xenia
414
Hamilton
383
Dayton
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Jan 10, 2026
St Clairsville mentioned 🗣️🗣️🗣️