The Founding narrative of the United States gives a lot of attention to Jamestown (1607) and Plymouth (1620), but Newport News (1613) and Hampton, VA (1610), and Albany, NY (1614) were founded in the same era, are much larger cities, but get much less attention. Why aren’t they as relevant?
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