Manufacturing+Core

= Manufacturing Core = The Manufacturing Core includes: The Chicago area, the Milwaukee area, Indiana, Southern Michigan, Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, and Western New York. It does extend into the Megalopolis region with Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts, but for the purpose of this assignment, we will let the Megalopolis region cover those area. There is also some overlap into the Canadian Core, please leave that area to that group.

Post #1: Historic Sites

Liberty Bell

There is a historical attraction in the region is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Liberty Bell is historical and a iconic symbol. It is located in the Independence National Historical Park and has been around since before the founding of our nation. Originally, the bell was used to warn the public against civic danger since the city was founded in 1682. It originally hung from a tree behind the Independence Hall, known then as the Pennsylvania State House and had been brought to the city by its founder, William Penn.

First Bank of the United States

Another historical site in the area is The First Bank of the Unites States. This place is also located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and was chartered on February 25, 1791.It was the first official banks, with George Washington's approval, and it still stands to this day. It was one of the three financial innovations proposed by Hamilton, who was the Secretary of the Treasury at the time. Some time after Hamilton left office in 1795, the bank's charter expired and was succeeded the Second Bank of the United States.

Post #2: Beautiful Places

Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Among the many beautiful places in the Manufacturing Core, Cuyahoga Valley National Park is great attraction. It's been around for since the 1870's and is located near Cleveland, Ohio. It was designated a national park on October 11th, 2000 by Congress. The site contains waterfalls, caves, river scenery, a lot of wildlife. There all sorts of things people can do there for recreation such as hiking, biking, and even sled-riding in the winter.

Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens

In Columbus, Ohio; there is the Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens. It was originally built in 1895 and is an educational institution that shows plants, special exhibitions, and features artworks by Dave Chihuly, who is an american sculptor. The conservatory contains over four hundred different plant species. On January of 1974, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places by the federal government.

Post #3: Population Information

First in the manufacturing core comes the state of Ohio. It's population has slowly been rising, but as of 2014 it's population is between 11 and 12 million with over 80% of that population consisting of caucasians. The second highest race population is African American with only 12%. This particular chart shows the growing population for each county. If you visit the following link, then there will be plenty of population charts fully explaining population by gender, race, age, or even demographic type. http://suburbanstats.org/population/how-many-people-live-in-ohio

Another major state in the manufacturing core would be the state the state of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania has a similar situation as Ohio, as over 81% of its population is caucasian. Also similar to the other states in the area, over half of the remaining 20% is African American, and then Hispanic, Asian, American Indian, etc. making up 1% or so each.
 * === Population By Races === ||
 * **Race** || **Population** || **% of Total** ||
 * **Total Population** || 12,702,379 || 100 ||
 * [|White] || 10,406,288 || 81 ||
 * [|Black or African American] || 1,377,689 || 10 ||
 * [|Hispanic or Latino] || 719,660 || 5 ||
 * [|Asian] || 349,088 || 2 ||
 * [|Some Other Race] || 300,983 || 2 ||
 * [|Two or More Races] || 237,835 || 1 ||
 * [|American Indian] || 26,843 || Below 1% ||
 * [|Three or more races] || 18,471 || Below 1% ||
 * [|Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander] || 3,653 || Below 1% ||
 * [|Native Hawaiian] || 940 || Below 1% ||
 * [|Alaska Native tribes] || 235 || Below 1% ||  ||
 * [|Native Hawaiian] || 940 || Below 1% ||
 * [|Alaska Native tribes] || 235 || Below 1% ||  ||


 * === Population By Races And Gender === ||
 * || **Male** || **Female** || **Total** ||
 * **Total Population** || 6,190,363 || 6,512,016 || 12,702,379 ||
 * [|White] || 5,075,422 || 5,330,866 || 10,406,288 ||
 * [|Black or African American] || 657,938 || 719,751 || 1,377,689 ||
 * [|Hispanic or Latino] || 367,818 || 351,842 || 719,660 ||
 * [|Asian] || 167,981 || 181,107 || 349,088 ||
 * [|Some Other Race] || 157,783 || 143,200 || 300,983 ||
 * [|Two or More Races] || 115,895 || 121,940 || 237,835 ||
 * [|American Indian] || 13,503 || 13,340 || 26,843 ||
 * [|Three or more races] || 8,424 || 10,047 || 18,471 ||
 * [|Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander] || 1,841 || 1,812 || 3,653 ||
 * [|Native Hawaiian] || 440 || 500 || 940 ||
 * [|Alaska Native tribes] || 112 || 123 || 235 ||  ||
 * [|Native Hawaiian] || 440 || 500 || 940 ||
 * [|Alaska Native tribes] || 112 || 123 || 235 ||  ||

Both of these charts can be viewed at http://suburbanstats.org/population/how-many-people-live-in-pennsylvania as well as others that show age and demographics.

Post #4: Big City

Columbus, Ohio

Columbus, Ohio, named after Christopher Columbus, is one of the many big cities inside of the Manufacturing Core. It is the capitol of Ohio and the largest city in that state. It is also the 15th largest city in the United States and has an approximate population of over 822,000 people. The city was founded in 1812 and became the state capitol by 1816. It is home to many landmarks, one of them being the Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, which was mentioned in an earlier post. Another notable landmark is the LeVeque Tower, which is forty-seven stories high and at the time of its completion (which was in 1924) was the fifth tallest building in the world. However, that is not the case today.

LeVeque Tower in Columbus, Ohio

Post #5: Music

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Post #6: Language

[|Detroit Accent Tag]

Post #7: Films

The Silence of the Lambs Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster

Tango and Cash Sylvester Stallone and Kurt Russell

Jack Reacher Tom Cruise

The Perks of Being a Wallflower Logan Lerman and Emma Watson

Grudge Match Sylvester Stallone and Robert De Niro

Post #8: Famous People

Joe Montana Hall of Fame Quaterback for the San Francisco 49ers

Horace Pippin Horace Pippin was an esteemed artist known for his renderings of the African-American experience, as well as a biblical and historical imagery Bradley Cooper Famous actor who is known for his roles in movies such as the Hangover or Limitless