Located between Austin and San Antonio, San Marcos,Texas, is both a vibrant college town and a pretty riverfront town. Considered one of the fastest growing regions in America, and the seat of Hays County, it has a population of 60,684 (2015 census). San Marcos is home to Texas State University, several historical sites, and the country's largest outlet shopping center…...

Dallas is a suburb of about 10,000 people located just to the west of Atlanta. The town is home to battle sites from the American Civil War during 1864, with many of them being preserved, and is home to three schools of higher education. Photo of the confluence of the Etowah River and Pumpkinvine Creek courtesy of Wikipedia and Thomson200,…...

Port St. Lucie, located on the East Coast of Florida, is one of the fastest growing communities in the U.S. according to the 2005 Census Bureau. In 1961 it had 250 homes, in 1980 there were 15,000, and in 2020 the population was 204,851. Port St. Lucie Beach is located in St. Lucie County. Port Saint Lucie started as a…...

Titusville is the site of the first oil well in the world. Located in northwestern Pennsylvania about 50 miles south of Erie, this town has an unusual stock of Victorian mansions dating from the original oil boom in 1859. The town has had its share of ups and down as first the oil boom died and then its local steel…...