The major cities of the United States are among the most influential in the world. Today, more than 5 in every 6 Americans live in an urban area, and cities like New York and Los Angeles are centers of the world’s economy and culture. But America has also been home to many cities that won’t show up on a map today. Together, we’ll take a look at these cities left behind by history. Let’s explore!

CORRECTIONS:
Recent research suggests that the turquoise in Mesoamerican art did not come from Oasisamerica but was instead mined locally.

Cities in this video:

Bodie, California
Bannack, Montana
Goldfield, Nevada,
Virginia City, Nevada
Jeffrey City, Wyoming
Bingham Canyon, Utah
Centralia, Pennsylvania
Brooklyn, New York
Northern Liberties, Southwark, and Spring Garden, Pennsylvania
Marblehead, Massachusetts
Newport, Rhode Island
Salem, Massachusetts,
Albany, New York
Detroit, Michigan
New Amsterdam (New York City)
Alburquerque (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
Cahokia

Moundville
Pueblo Grande
Casa Grande
Mesa Grande
Snaketown
Gila Cliff Dwellings
Paquime
Mesa Verde
Chaco Canyon

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Image Credits:

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Bannack: Mark Holloway, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Cahokia City: Herb Roe, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

"Jakob with the brush": Odense Bys Museer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gold pan: AlaskaMining, CC BY 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Visitors: tq2cute, CC BY 2.0.

Bannack from above: Mark Holloway, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Goldfield High School: Vivaverdi - Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

VC, NV: Loren Kerns from Tigard, Oregon, USA - Flickr, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Centralia Road: Brian W. Schaller, FAL, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Clapping: Mozilla, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

10: Sergeant Tom Robinson RLC - OGL v1.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Marblehead boats: Oceanhistory, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Detroit Packard Plant: Albert duce, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

USA relief map: Uwe Dedering, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Cahokia locator maps: Signore Galilei, CC BY-SA 3.0 based on above

St. Louis: IIP Photo Archive, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Select images courtesy Google Earth

Cahokia Causeway: Herb Roe, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Cholula: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

"Lingyin Temple": Banalities, CC BY 2.0.

Baghdad: Hammody.90, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Natchez Flag: Xasartha, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Emerald Mound, Mississippian map, Natchez mound: Herb Roe, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
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Cahokia Sunrise: Herb Roe, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

"Greetings from Cahokia" thumbnail: Signore Galilei, CC BY-SA 4.0, based on above

Moundville: Herb Roe, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Sugarloaf Mound: Parker Botanical, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Pueblo Grande Canals: Scotwriter21, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Pueblo Grande Village: Marine 69-71 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Hohokam Canal: Argon233, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Replica Hohokam home: Marine 69-71 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Oasisamerica map: Yuchitown, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Casa Grande: Greg Hume, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Mesa Grande: Argon233, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Sites map: Ricraider, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Mesa Verde: Rationalobserver, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Copper bells: AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...