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North
Port, Florida
Originally established by the land development
company General Development Company, North Port has doubled in
size in the last ten years and is popular with retirees. It
has a lot of planned neighborhoods and is close to the beach but
not right on the sand. Overall, a safe, quiet town without a
lot of nightlife or cultural amenities.
Durham,
North Carolina
Native Americans first established a trading post
in the spot that is now Durham, and white explorers first wrote
about the area in the early 1700s, calling it the "flower of
the Carolinas." It became home to grand plantations in
the era before the Civil War and later became the site of a
successful tobacco industry. Today it is home to Duke
University and has a thriving cultural and athletic
scene.
Corpus
Christi, Texas
Founded in
1839 as a trading post for Mexican revolutionary
soldiers. Today the city has
an eclectic population, from surfers and
military personnel to cowboys and a large
Hispanic population (60% of
residents). Healthy
fishing culture and lots of great beaches.
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