A Guide to Qambleyridge, Zeconnemeleth and the Qambleyridge Metropolitan Area
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| A map of Qambleyridge's 48 neighborhoods (click to enlarge). |
Qambleyridge is the state capital of the U.S. state of Zeconnemeleth, the county seat of Kanahrahtens County, Zeconnemeleth and is divided into 48 distinct neighborhoods.
History of Qambleyridge, Zeconnemeleth
Founded in 1678, Qambleyridge (pronounced as kay-m-bley-ridge) traces its roots to the various indigenous tribes that first settled the present-day area over 8,000 years ago, notably the Waliscotunket tribe (descendants of Powhatan) who are credited with the source of the state name (originating from a Waliscotunket word meaning "where life stems from strong bedrock") and were eventually wiped out through a series of battles with American colonists by the end of the 1710s. During the American Revolution, Zeconnemeleth was annexed by North Carolina on April 3, 1779 and administered as the Protectorate of Zeconnemeleth (divided into three counties). However, as the years went by, it became clear that Zeconnemeleth was nothing more to North Carolina than a neglected trophy possession, and the relationship between Raleigh and Qambleyridge grew antagonistic especially in the antebellum years leading up to the American Civil War. Although part of a slave state, by the 1860s, slavery was relatively non-existent in Zeconnemeleth and the people of the fledgling territory would be the most ardent supporters of abolition of slavery south of the Mason-Dixon Line, seeing very few things in common with the rest of the American South. On May 21, 1861, the very next day after North Carolina voted to secede from the Union and join the Confederate States, residents in Zeconnemeleth overwhelmingly voted to secede from North Carolina as it was long obvious that the relationship between Raleigh and Qambleyridge had irreparably deteriorated. No one in Zeconnemeleth wanted anything to do with the Confederacy and, so forth, the politicians in Qambleyridge petitioned the United States federal government to take Zeconnemeleth as a territory of the United States - this was officially granted on September 23, 1862. Zeconnemeleth sent troops on the Union side in the Civil War, and ships entering nearby Port Kanahrahtens were allowed by the U.S. navy to make past its blockade of Confederate ports on the Atlantic to rescue runaway slaves swimming for freedom and bring them to safety in the new Union territory where they would be emancipated. Winning its own territorial government was a major victory for the people of Zeconnemeleth, however, it would be 140 years until Zeconnemeleth would attain statehood. The territory re-organized its three historic counties in 1863, and grew to its current 56 counties by 1927, and many of Zeconnemeleth's counties were named for Greek mythological heroes, figures and places. From the late 19th century to the early 20th century, Zeconnemeleth was a popular location for European immigrants to the United States, particularly from Greece. These immigrants helped shape the culture of Qambleyridge and the state, innovated American cuisine and contributed to the leading industries in the state of agriculture, manufacturing, commerce and tourism. The statehood movement in Zeconnemeleth did not pick up steam until the 1950s as many people in the territory believed it was not yet ready for statehood and did not have all required resources to support a state government, although by the 1990s, statehood was highly popular amongst Zeconnemeleth residents (and this sentiment found even more support after Puerto Rico became the 54th state in the Union in 1999). In 1963, the territory planned a controlled-access highway that loops around the state called Route 60. Construction of the freeway began in 1973 and was completed in 1987 and would become part of the Interstate Highway System as Interstate Z-60 in September of 2002. The highway was controversial in Qambleyridge, and a planned bypass route called Route 260 (had it been built would likely be known today as Interstate Z-260) was cancelled as freeway revolts grappled the region, especially in the affluent suburb of Kanahrahtens Oakes where Route 260 would have traversed through. In the 2000 elections, residents voted for statehood and on July 3, 2002, Zeconnemeleth was admitted as the 55th and most recent state in the Union, making Qambleyridge the state capital. Today, Qambleyridge is an up-and-coming metropolis with a vibrant culture and political scene and is considered the "Hartford, Connecticut of the South."
Neighborhoods list (in alphabetical order): Artmanthesis Heights, Atalanti, Beaux Arts District, Bryant Market, Bunnlevel, Capitol Forum, Caroline Crest, Carver Branch, Curtis Run, De Armas, Edmonton, Elmwood, Eureka Point, Frontenac, Hawthorne, Homer & Ptolemy, Houghton Lake, Irving Mews, Issac Bluff, Jeffries Park, Kanahrahtens Mews, Kenilworth, Knoppsleaf, Lincoln Estates, Lithgow Courts, Mandolinbrook, Morstead, Mount Dudley, Murrays Bluff, Norris Place, North Oakes, Pennington, Pliny Fiske, Ponders Ferry, Princetown, Quailbriar, Robinridge Grove, Roostingwood, Sedgwick, Slaterfield, Spirehaven, State Hill, Tick Mountain, Tuscaconnell, Vaughanwood, Watkinson, West End, Youngblanc
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| A map of the Qambleyridge/Greater Kanahrahtens Area metropolitan area (click to enlarge). |
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