A nameless member

Correction: But it still existed as a place. It had been known and inhabited and explored for hundreds of years. Somewhere doesn't have to be a US state for someone to want to visit it.

Also, it may not have been a state yet, but it was still an American territory; we purchased it from Russia in 1867.

Cubs Fan

This is true. Thank you for the info, I humbly stand corrected.

Movie Nut