Posts Tagged ‘Queen City’

Independence Mesothelioma Lawyer

Independence is the fourth largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri, and is contained within the counties of Jackson and Clay. It is part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. The city had a total population of 110,440 in 2008, and is the 224th largest city in the United States. Independence is one of two county seats of Jackson County, and is known as the “Queen City of the Trails” because it was a point of departure of the Santa Fe, California and Oregon Trails. The city also played a pivotal role in the early history of the Latter Day Saint movement, and is home to the denominational headquarters of several Latter Day Saint groups, most notably the Community of Christ, whose Temple is located there.

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence,_Missouri

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Clarksville Mesothelioma Lawyer

Clarksville is a city in and the county seat of Montgomery County, Tennessee, United States, and the fifth largest city in the state. The population was 103,455 at the 2000 census. Clarksville is the principal central city of the Clarksville, metropolitan statistical area, which consists of Montgomery County, Stewart County, Tennessee, Christian County, Kentucky and Trigg County, Kentucky.

The city was incorporated in 1785, and named for General George Rogers Clark, frontier fighter and Revolutionary War hero, brother of William Clark of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

Clarksville is the home of Austin Peay State University, The Leaf-Chronicle newspaper, and neighbor to the Fort Campbell, Kentucky, United States Army post. Fort Campbell is the home of the 101st Airborne Division, and is located approximately 10 miles (16 km) from downtown Clarksville, straddling the Tennessee-Kentucky state line.

The city’s nicknames include “The Queen City” or “Queen of the Cumberland” and “Gateway to the New South”. The slogan “Tennessee’s Top Spot” was introduced as a new city “brand” in April 2008.

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarksville,_Tennessee

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Springfield Mesothelioma Lawyer

Springfield is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is the county seat of Greene County. On July 1 2008, the estimated population was 156,206. The Springfield Metropolitan Area, population 426,144, is ranked 114th in the U.S., includes the counties of Christian, Dallas, Greene, Polk and Webster. The estimated population inside a 50-mile radius of Springfield was 565,245 as of the 2000 census. Springfield is near the population center of the United States, about 80 miles (130 km) to the east.

Springfield’s nickname is the The Queen City of the Ozarks. It is also known as The Cultural Center of the Ozarks, The Gateway to the Ozarks, and The Birthplace of Route 66, due to its connection with the designation of U.S. Route 66.

In 2008, America’s Promise Alliance ranked Springfield among its “100 Best Communities for Young People” for the third year in a row, and on June 11, 2009 Next Generation Consulting ranked Springfield 17th on its “Next Cities” list.

In 2007, The Milken Institute ranked Springfield as a “Best Performing City” for creating and sustaining jobs, and Expansion Management magazine listed Springfield among “Best Mid-Sized Metros for Recruitment and Attraction.” Also that year, Worldwide ERC named Springfield among “The Best Cities for Relocating Families,” and the World Health Organization designated Springfield as a “Safe Community.”

According to Forbes magazine’s list of “America’s Wildest Weather Cities,” Springfield has the most varied weather in the nation.

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springfield,_Missouri

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