Historic American Cities

Name the historically relevant US cities below with the help of a hint.

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Hint	Initials	Answer
The third and current capital of the United States	W	Washington
Attacked on September 11th, 2001	NYC	New York City
The first permanent settlement by the English	J	Jamestown
The first permanent and oldest settlement by the Spanish	SA	St. Augustine
Location of the Freedom Trail	B	Boston
The Declaration of Independence was signed here	P	Philadelphia
Twenty-five people were killed and accused of witchcraft here	S	Salem
Founded by Brigham Young, saying "this is the place"	SLC	Salt Lake City
Cultural center of the Midwest	C	Chicago
Famous for its Mardi Gras celebration	NO	New Orleans
Founded originally as a gold rush city	SF	San Francisco
Location of Fort Sumter, the first battle of the Civil War	C	Charleston
In its heyday, it was the automotive capital of the world	D	Detroit
Colonial capital and original settlement in Georgia	S	Savannah
Center of The Civil Rights Movements in the 1960's	A	Atlanta
Spanish colony with its renowned Pueblo Architecture	SF	Santa Fe
Steel and industrial capital of Pennsylvania	P	Pittsburgh
Location of the Gateway Arch	SL	St. Louis
Once the world's largest grain port due to the Erie Canal	B	Buffalo
Birthplace of the National Anthem	B	Baltimore
Location and battlesite of The Alamo	SA	San Antonio
Where the first professional baseball team was formed	C	Cincinnati
Pennsylvanian city location of the 1889 Flood	J	Johnstown
Was the capital of the Confederate States	R	Richmond

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