American Cities Founded By or Named After Canadians
- Biloxi, founded by Pierre LeMoyne d'Iberville
- Bourbonnais named after François Bourbonnais
- Dubuque, named after Julien Dubuque
- Juneau, named after Joe Juneau
- Milwaukee, founded by Solomon Juneau
- Mobile, founded by Pierre LeMoyne d'Iberville
- New Orleans, founded by Lemoyne de Bienville
- Ontario, founded by George Chaffey
- Saint Louis, founded by René Auguste Chouteau
- Saint Paul, first settled by Pierre Parrant
- Vincennes founded by François-Marie Bissot
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