List of capitals in the United States

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Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, site of first U.S. capital.
Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, site of first U.S. capital.

This is a list of current and former national and subnational capital cities in the United States, which includes the legislature or seat of government of all states, territories, colonies, or kingdoms that are or were located in the United States, organized by current U.S. state location.

The city chosen to be capital for a given region may change from time to time, typically during rapid population growth or time of governmental instability caused by local war. When territories were divided up into smaller states, as happened especially during the 19th century, new capitals within the new boundaries needed to be chosen.

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[edit] Current capitals

[edit] National capital

Washington, DC has been the national capital of the United States since 1800.

[edit] State capitals

For the former capitals of U.S. states, see Former state capitals, below.
For additional information on the states, see U.S. state.

The current roster of state capitals of the United States has not changed since 1910, when Oklahoma City replaced Guthrie as the capital of the State of Oklahoma. Four states were granted statehood after 1910 (Arizona and New Mexico in 1912 and Alaska and Hawaii in 1959), but the capital of each of these four states had been the capital of the preceding territory since before 1910. It is unlikely that any of the current state capitals will change in the near future, due to the considerable cost of moving government operations.

In 32 of the 50 U.S. states, the state capital is currently not the state's most populous city.

The dates listed in the following table indicate the year since which the current capital has continuously served as the sole capital. In nine states, as noted below, the current capital had served as capital previously, but one or more other cities were capital in the interim.

Also, the states that are italicized denote that the capital city is not in a metropolitan area.

State Capitals of the United States of America
State Date of statehood Capital Capital since Most populous city? Municipal population Metropolitan population Notes on current capital
Alabama 1819 Montgomery 1846 No 200,127 469,268
Alaska 1959 Juneau 1906 No 30,987
Arizona 1912 Phoenix 1889 Yes 1,512,986 4,039,182 Phoenix is the most populous U.S. state capital.
Arkansas 1836 Little Rock 1836 Yes 204,370 652,834
California 1850 Sacramento 1854 No 467,343 2,103,956 The Supreme Court of California sits in San Francisco.
Colorado 1876 Denver 1867 Yes 566,974 2,408,750 Denver City served as the capital of the Colorado Territory 1861-1862 and 1867-1876.
Connecticut 1788 Hartford 1875 No 124,397 1,188,241 Hartford also served as the capital 1639-1686 and 1689-1700, and as the co-capital with New Haven 1701-1875.
Delaware 1787 Dover 1777 No 32,135
Florida 1845 Tallahassee 1824 No 156,612 336,501
Georgia 1788 Atlanta 1868 Yes 486,411 5,138,223
Hawaii 1959 Honolulu 1845 Yes 377,357 909,863
Idaho 1890 Boise 1865 Yes 201,287 635,450
Illinois 1818 Springfield 1839 No 111,454 188,951
Indiana 1816 Indianapolis 1825 Yes 791,926 1,984,664
Iowa 1846 Des Moines 1857 Yes 194,163 534,230
Kansas 1861 Topeka 1856 No 122,327 228,894
Kentucky 1792 Frankfort 1792 No 27,741
Louisiana 1812 Baton Rouge 1880 No 224,097 751,965 Baton Rouge also served as the capital 1849-1862.
Maine 1820 Augusta 1832 No 18,560 Augusta was officially capital from 1827, but the legislature did not sit there until 1832.
Maryland 1788 Annapolis 1694 No 36,217 Annapolis is the third longest serving capital in the United States after Santa Fe and Boston. Its capitol building is the oldest still in use.
Massachusetts 1788 Boston 1630 Yes 590,763 4,455,217 Boston is the longest continuously serving capital in the United States. The Boston-Worcester-Manchester Combined Statistical Area encompasses the state capitals of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the State of New Hampshire, and the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
Michigan 1837 Lansing 1847 No 119,128 454,044 Lansing is the only state capital that is not also the county seat of the county in which it is situated.
Minnesota 1858 Saint Paul 1849 No 287,151 3,502,891
Mississippi 1817 Jackson 1821 Yes 184,256 529,456
Missouri 1821 Jefferson City 1826 No 39,636
Montana 1889 Helena 1889 No 25,780 67,636
Nebraska 1867 Lincoln 1867 No 225,581 283,970
Nevada 1864 Carson City 1861 No 57,701 57,701
New Hampshire 1788 Concord 1808 No 42,221
New Jersey 1787 Trenton 1784 No 84,639 367,605
New Mexico 1912 Santa Fe 1610 No 70,631 142,407 Santa Fe is the longest serving capital in the United States. El Paso del Norte served as the capital of the Santa Fé de Nuevo Méjico colony-in-exile during the Pueblo Revolt of 1680-1692.
New York 1788 Albany 1797 No 95,993 1,147,850
North Carolina 1789 Raleigh 1794 No 359,332 994,551
North Dakota 1889 Bismarck 1883 No 55,532 101,138
Ohio 1803 Columbus 1816 Yes 733,203 1,725,570
Oklahoma 1907 Oklahoma City 1910 Yes 541,500 1,266,445 Oklahoma City is the shortest serving current state capital in the United States.
Oregon 1859 Salem 1855 No 149,305 539,203 Salem first served as the capital in 1851, but Portland was briefly the capital in 1855.
Pennsylvania 1787 Harrisburg 1812 No 48,950 384,600
Rhode Island 1790 Providence 1900 Yes 176,862 1,612,989 Providence also served as the capital 1636-1686 and 1689-1776. It was one of five co-capitals 1776-1853, and one of two co-capitals 1853-1900.
South Carolina 1788 Columbia 1786 Yes 122,819 703,771
South Dakota 1889 Pierre 1889 No 13,876
Tennessee 1796 Nashville 1826 No 607,413 1,455,097 Nashville also served as the capital 1812-1818.
Texas 1845 Austin 1839 No 709,893 1,513,565
Utah 1896 Salt Lake City 1858 Yes 181,743 1,067,722
Vermont 1791 Montpelier 1805 No 8,035 Montpelier is the least populous U.S. state capital.
Virginia 1788 Richmond 1780 No 195,251 1,194,008
Washington 1889 Olympia 1853 No 42,514 234,670
West Virginia 1863 Charleston 1885 Yes 52,700 305,526 Charleston also served as the capital 1870-1875.
Wisconsin 1848 Madison 1838 No 221,551 543,022
Wyoming 1890 Cheyenne 1869 Yes 55,362 85,384

[edit] Insular area capitals

An insular area is a United States territory that is neither a part of one of the fifty states nor a part of the District of Columbia, the nation's federal district. Only five of the fourteen insular areas are populated; these are listed here. There are three additional freely associated states (Republic of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of Palau) and five additional disputed areas claimed by the United States and other nations; see Insular area for details.

Capitals of United States Insular Areas
Insular area Date Capital Date Notes
American Samoa 1899 Pago Pago 1899 Capital de facto of the Territory of American Samoa.
Fagatogo 1967 Capital de jure of the Territory of American Samoa.
Guam 1898 Hagåtña 1668 Capital of the Territory of Guam.
Northern Mariana Islands 1947 Saipan 1668 Capital of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Puerto Rico 1898 San Juan 1521 Capital of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
U.S. Virgin Islands 1917 Charlotte Amalie 1871 Capital of the United States Virgin Islands.

[edit] Former national capitals

[edit] United States of America

From 1765 to 1800, Congress met in numerous locations; therefore, the following cities can be said to have once been the United States capital[1]:

Stamp Act Congress
First Continental Congress
Second Continental Congress
Articles of Confederation
Constitution

[edit] Vermont Republic

Before joining the United States as the fourteenth state, Vermont was an independent republic known as the Vermont Republic. Two cities served as the capital of the Republic:

The current capital of the State of Vermont is Montpelier.

[edit] Kingdom and Republic of Hawaii

Prior to becoming a territory of the United States in 1898, Hawaii was an independent nation. Two cities served as its capital:

[edit] Republic of Texas

Before joining the United States under the Texas Annexation in 1845, Texas was an independent nation known as the Republic of Texas. Seven cities served as its capital:

[edit] Confederate States of America

The Confederate States of America had three capitals during its existence.

The Confederate constitutional convention was held in Montgomery, Alabama in December of 1860 because it was the largest and most influential city in the geographic center of the original seven Confederate states (South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas) that planned to secede from the Union.

The first Confederate capital was established on February 4, 1861 in Montgomery and remained there until it was moved to Richmond after Virginia joined the Confederacy on May 23, 1861.

As the Army of Northern Virginia was pushed farther south and Richmond fell under the Federal guns in early 1865, the Confederate government fled using the only viable railroad line available on April 2, 1865 to Danville, VA.

The C.S.A. state capitals remained the same as when each state seceded from the Union. Some of the capitals were moved temporarily in an effort to stay ahead of the advancing Federals. As Confederate areas were occupied, the US Army established military districts to govern each area. These military districts often shifted as the war progressed and even after the war concluded through the end of Reconstruction.

Following the surrender of General Lee's Army of Northern Virginia in Appomattox, Virginia, which ended the American Civil War on April 9, 1865, the eleven southern states that seceded from the United States of America to create the C.S.A., gradually had their Senators and Representatives recognized and seated by Congress starting with Tennessee on July 24, 1866, then Arkansas on June 22, 1868, Louisiana, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina on June 25, 1868, then Alabama on July 14, 1868, then Virginia on January 26, 1870, then Mississippi on February 23, 1870, then Texas on March 30, 1870 and finally Georgia on July 15, 1870.

There is some disagreement over whether this recognition by Congress is what determines the status of 'statehood'. The US Supreme Court decision in Texas v. White raises questions on this point where the court ruled that Texas never left the Union, and essentially that once a territory is admitted and recognized as a state, it is in perpetuity a state in the Union.

[edit] Unrecognized national capitals

[edit] State of Muskogee

The State of Muskogee was a short-lived Native American state in Florida. It consisted of several tribes of Creeks and Seminoles. It existed from 1799 to 1803. It had one capital:

[edit] Republic of West Florida

The Republic of West Florida was a short-lived republic consisting of parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida and Alabama.

[edit] Republic of Indian Stream

The Republic of Indian Stream was an independent nation within the present state of New Hampshire.

[edit] Republic of the Rio Grande

The Republic of the Rio Grande was an independent nation including land now in Texas and Mexico.

[edit] California Republic

Before being annexed by the United States in 1846, California was an independent republic known as the California Republic. The California Republic was never recognized by the United States which maintained that the U.S. Military Government of California headquartered at Monterey was the legitimate government of the region. There was one de facto capital of the California Republic:

[edit] Former state capitals

Most of the original Thirteen Colonies had their capitals occupied or attacked by the British during the American Revolution. State governments operated where and as they could. The City of New York was occupied by British troops from 1776 to 1783. A similar situation occurred during the War of 1812, during the American Civil War in many Confederate states, and during the Pueblo Revolt of 1680-1692 in New Mexico.

Twenty-two state capitals have been a capital longer than their state has been a state, since they served as the capital of a predecessor territory, colony, or republic. Boston, Massachusetts, has been a capital city continuously since 1630, making it the longest-running U.S. capital. Santa Fe, New Mexico, has been a capital city the longest having become capital in 1610 and interrupted only by the Pueblo Revolt of 1680-1692.

The table below includes the following information:

  1. The state and its current capital are shown in bold.
  2. The year listed for each capital is the starting date; the ending date is the starting date for the successor unless otherwise indicated.
  3. The year in which statehood was granted is shown in bold.


Historical State Capitals of the United States of America
State Capital Date Notes
Alabama[3]
Statehood in 1819		 San Agustín (FL) 1565 Capital of the Spanish colony of la Florida.[4]
Savannah (GA) 1733 Capital of the British proprietary Colony of Georgia.
1755 Capital of the British Province of Georgia.
1776 Capitals of the State of Georgia.
Augusta (GA) 1779
Heard's Fort (GA) 1780
Augusta (GA) 1781
Savannah (GA) 1782
Ebenezer (GA) 1782
Savannah (GA) 1784
Augusta (GA) 1786
Louisville (GA) 1796
Natchez (MS) 1798 Capitals of the Territory of Mississippi.
Washington (MS) 1802
St. Stephens 1817 Capital of the Territory of Alabama.
Huntsville 1819 Capitals of the State of Alabama.
Cahawba 1820
Tuscaloosa 1826
Montgomery 1846 Capital of the State of Alabama.
(Capital of the Confederate States of America in 1861.)
Alaska[5]
Statehood in 1959		 Novo-Arkhangelsk
Sitka		 1808 Capital of the Russian colony of Alaska.
1867 Capital of the Department of Alaska.
1900 Capitals of the District of Alaska.
Juneau 1906
1912 Capital of the Territory of Alaska.
1959 Capital of the State of Alaska.
Arizona[6]
Statehood in 1912		 Santa Fe (NM) 1848 Capital of the U.S. provisional government of New Mexico 1848-1850.
1850 Capital of the U.S. Territory of New Mexico 1850-1912.
Mesilla (NM) 1862 Capital of the Confederate Territory of Arizona (southern New Mexico and Arizona 1862).
San Antonio (TX) 1862 Capital of the government-in-exile of the Confederate Territory of Arizona 1862-1865.
Fort Whipple 1864 Capitals of the U.S. Territory of Arizona.
Prescott 1864
Tucson 1867
Prescott 1877
Phoenix 1889
1912 Capital of the State of Arizona.
Arkansas[7]
Statehood in 1836		 Saint-Louis
San Luis
St. Louis (MO)		 1765 Capital of the Spanish (though predominantly Francophone) district of Alta Louisiana.
1800 Capital of the French district of la Haute-Louisiane.
1804 Capital of the District of Louisiana (under the authority of the Indiana Territory.)
1805 Capital of the Territory of Louisiana.
1812 Capital of the Territory of Missouri.
Arkansas Post 1819 Capitals of the Territory of Arkansaw.[8]
Little Rock 1821
1836 Capital of the State of Arkansas.[8]
(Washington was the Confederate state capital 1863-1865.)
California[9]
Statehood in 1850		 Loreto (BCS) 1768 Capitals of the Spanish Virreinato de la Nueva España colonies of las Californias.
Presidio Reál de San Carlos de Monterey

Monterey


 1777
1804 Capital of the Spanish Virreinato de la Nueva España province of Alta California.
1821 Capital of the Mexican province of Alta California.
1846 Capital of the U.S. military government of California.
1849 Capital of the provisional government of California.
Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe
San Jose		 1850 Capitals of the State of California
Vallejo 1852
Benicia 1853
Sacramento 1854
Colorado[10]
Statehood in 1876		 Denver City 1859 Capitals of the extralegal Territory of Jefferson.
Golden City 1860
Denver City 1861 Capitals of the Territory of Colorado.
Colorado City 1862
Golden City 1862
Denver City
Denver		 1867
1876 Capital of the State of Colorado.
Connecticut
Statehood in 1776		 Fort Amsterdam (NY) 1625 Capital of the Netherlands colony of Nieuw-Nederland.
Hartford 1639 Capitol of the English Colony of Connecticut 1639-1686.
New-Haven 1640 Capital of the English Colony of New-Haven until its merger into the Connecticut Colony in 1662.
Boston (MA) 1686 Capital of the English Dominion of New-England in America.
Hartford 1689 Capitol of the English Colony of Connecticut.
Joint Capitals 1701 Hartford and New-Haven served as the "co-capitals" of the English Colony of Connecticut, with the Assembly holding its May session in Hartford and its October session in New-Haven.
1707 Hartford and New-Haven joint capitals of the British Colony of Connecticut.
1776 Hartford and New Haven joint capitals of the State of Connecticut.
Hartford 1875 Capital of the State of Connecticut.
Delaware
Statehood in 1776		 Fort Kristina 1638 Capital of the Swedish colony of Nya Sverige.
Fort Amsterdam
Nieuw-Amsterdam
New-York
Nieuw-Oranje
New-York (NY)		 1655 Capital of the Netherlands province of Nieuw-Nederland.
1664 Capital of the English Colony of New-York.
1673 Capital of the Netherlands military government of Nieuw-Nederland.
1674 Capital of the English Colony of New-York.
Philadelphia (PA) 1682 Capital of the English Colony of Pennsylvania.
New-Castle 1704 Capital of the English Lower Counties on the Delaware.
1707 Capital of the British Lower Counties on the Delaware.
1776 Capitals of the State of Delaware.
Dover 1777
Florida[11]
Statehood in 1845		 Fort de la Caroline 1564 Capital of the French colony of la Caroline 1564-1565.
San Agustín
St. Augustine		 1565 Capital of the Spanish colony of la Florida 1565-1763.[4]
1763 Capital of the British Colony of East Florida 1763-1783.
1783 Capital of the Spanish colony of Florida Oriental 1783-1821.
Santa María de Ochuse
Pensacola		 1763 Capital of the British Colony of West Florida 1763-1783.
1783 Capital of the Spanish colony of Florida Occidental 1783-1821.
Tallahassee 1824 Capital of the Territory of Florida.
1845 Capital of the State of Florida.
Georgia[12]
Statehood in 1776		 San Agustín (FL) 1565 Capital of the Spanish colony of la Florida.[4]
Savannah (GA) 1733 Capital of the British proprietary Colony of Georgia.
1755 Capital of the British Province of Georgia.
1776 Capitals of the State of Georgia.
Augusta 1779
Heard's Fort 1780
Augusta 1781
Savannah 1782
Ebenezer 1782
Savannah 1784
Augusta 1786
Louisville 1796
Milledgeville 1807
Macon 1864
Milledgeville 1865
Atlanta 1868
Hawai'i
Statehood in 1959		 Lahaina 1820 Capitals of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
Honolulu 1845
1894 Capital of the Republic of Hawaii.
1898 Capital of the Territory of Hawaii.
1959 Capital of the State of Hawai'i.
Idaho[13]
Statehood in 1890		 Fort Vancouver (WA) 1825 Capital de facto of the Oregon Country.
Oregon City (OR) 1843 Capital of the Provisional Government of Oregon in the Oregon Country.[14]
1848 Capitals of the Territory of Oregon (all of Idaho 1848-1853, southern Idaho 1853-1859.)
Salem (OR) 1851
Olympia (WA) 1853 Capital of the Territory of Washington (northern Idaho 1853-1859, all of Idaho 1859-1863.)
Lewiston 1863 Capitals of the Territory of Idaho.
Boise 1865
1890 Capital of the State of Idaho.
Illinois[15]
Statehood in 1818		 Marietta (OH) 1788 Capital of the Territory Northwest of the River Ohio.
Vincennes (IN) 1800 Capital of the Territory of Indiana.
Kaskaskia 1809 Capital of the Territory of Illinois.
1818 Capitals of the State of Illinois.
Vandalia 1820
Springfield 1839
Indiana
Statehood in 1816		 Marietta (OH) 1788 Capital of the Territory Northwest of the River Ohio.
Vincennes 1800 Capitals of the Territory of Indiana.
Corydon 1813
1816 Capitals of the State of Indiana.
Indianapolis 1825
Iowa[16]
Statehood in 1846		 Saint-Louis
San Luis
St. Louis (MO)		 1765 Capital of the Spanish (though predominantly Francophone) district of Alta Louisiana.
1800 Capital of the French district of la Haute-Louisiane.
1804 Capital of the District of Louisiana (under the authority of the Indiana Territory.)
1805 Capital of the Territory of Louisiana.
1812 Capital of the Territory of Missouri (1812-1821).
Detroit (MI) 1834 Capital of the Territory of Michigan.
Belmont (WI) 1836 Capitals of the Territory of Wisconsin.
Burlington 1837
1838 Capitals of the Territory of Iowa.
Iowa City 1841
1846 Capitals of the State of Iowa.
Des Moines 1857
Kansas[17]
Statehood in 1861		 Saint-Louis
San Luis
St. Louis (MO)		 1765 Capital of the Spanish (though predominantly Francophone) district of Alta Louisiana.
1800 Capital of the French district of la Haute-Louisiane.
1804 Capital of the District of Louisiana (under the authority of the Indiana Territory.)
1805 Capital of the Territory of Louisiana.
1812 Capital of the Territory of Missouri (1812-1821).
Pawnee 1855 Capital of the Territory of Kansas (July 2-July 6).
Shawnee Mission 1855 Capital of the Territory of Kansas.
Lecompton 1856 Capital de jure (pro-slavery) of the Territory of Kansas.
Topeka Capital de facto (anti-slavery) of the Territory of Kansas.
1861 Capital of the State of Kansas.
Kentucky[18]
Statehood in 1792		 Williamsburg (VA) 1699 Capital of the English Colony of Virginia.
1707 Capital of the British Colony of Virginia.
1776 Capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Danville 1780 Seat of the Kentucky District of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Frankfort 1792 Capital of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
(Bowling Green was the Confederate state capital 1861-1862.)
Louisiana[19]
Statehood in 1812		 San Agustín (FL) 1565 Capital of the Spanish colony of la Florida.[4]
Mobile Bay (AL) 1702 Capitals of the French colony of la Louisiane.
Biloxi (MS) 1720
la Nouvelle-Orléans
Nueva Orleans
New Orleans		 1722
1763 Capital of the Spanish district of Baja Louisiana.
1800 Capital of the French district of la Basse-Louisiane.
1803 Capital of the Territory of Orleans.
1812 Capitals of the State of Louisiana.
Donaldsonville 1830
New Orleans 1831
Baton Rouge 1849
Opelousas 1862
Shreveport 1863
New Orleans 1865
Baton Rouge 1880
Maine[20]
Statehood in 1820		 Île Sainte-Croix 1604 Capitals of the French colony of l'Acadie.
Port-Royal (NS) 1605
Boston (MA) 1630 Capital of the English Colony of Massachusetts Bay.
1686 Capital of the English Dominion of New-England in America.
1689 Capital of the dissident Colony of Massachusetts Bay.
1691 Capital of the English Province of Massachusetts Bay.
1707 Capital of the British Province of Massachusetts Bay.
1774 Capital of the dissident Province of Massachusetts Bay.
1776 Capital of the State of Massachusetts.
1780 Capital of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Portland 1820 Capital of the State of Maine.
1827 Capital de facto of the State of Maine.
Augusta Capital de jure of the State of Maine.
1832 Capital of the State of Maine.
Maryland[21]
Statehood in 1776		 St. Mary's City 1634 Capital of the English proprietary Colony of Maryland.
Anne Arundel's Towne
Annapolis

 1694 Capital of the English Province of Maryland.
1707 Capital of the British Province of Maryland.
1776 Capital of the State of Maryland.
(Capital of the United States of America 1783-1784.)
Massachusetts
Statehood in 1776		 Plimouth 1620 Capital of the English Colony of New-Plimouth 1620-1686.
Boston 1630 Capital of the English Colony of Massachusetts Bay 1630-1686.
1686 Capital of the English Dominion of New-England in America 1686-1689.
Plimouth 1688 Capital of the dissident Colony of New-Plimouth 1688-1691.
Boston 1689 Capital of the dissident Colony of Massachusetts Bay 1689-1691.
1691 Capital of the English Province of Massachusetts Bay.
1707 Capital of the British Province of Massachusetts Bay.
1774 Capital of the dissident Province of Massachusetts Bay.
1776 Capital of the State of Massachusetts Bay.
1780 Capital of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Michigan[22]
Statehood in 1837		 Marietta (OH) 1788 Capitals of the Territory Northwest of the River Ohio (all of Michigan 1788-1800, eastern Michigan 1800-1803.)
Chillicothe (OH) 1800
Vincennes (IN) Capitals of the Territory of Indiana (western Michigan 1800-1803; all of Michigan 1803-1805, a portion of the Upper Peninsula 1805-1816.)
Corydon (IN) 1813
Detroit 1805 Capital of the Territory of Michigan (Lower Peninsula 1805-1818, all of Michigan 1818-1837.)
(Detroit was occupied by British Armed Forces 1812-1813.)
1837 Capitals of the State of Michigan.
Lansing 1847
Minnesota[23]
Statehood in 1858		 Saint-Louis
San Luis
St. Louis (MO)		 1765 Capital of the Spanish (though predominantly Francophone) district of Alta Louisiana 1765-1800.
1800 Capital of the French district of la Haute-Louisiane (west of Mississippi River 1800-1804.)
1804 Capital of the District of Louisiana (west of Mississippi River under the authority of the Indiana Territory 1804-1805.)
1805 Capital of the Territory of Louisiana (west of Mississippi River 1805-1812.)
1812 Capital of the Territory of Missouri (west of Mississippi River 1812-1821.)
Marietta (OH) 1788 Capital of the Territory Northwest of the River Ohio (east of Mississippi River 1788-1800.)
Vincennes (IN) 1800 Capital of the Territory of Indiana (east of Mississippi River 1800-1809.)
Kaskaskia (IL) 1809 Capital of the Territory of Illinois (east of Mississippi River 1809-1818.)
Detroit (MI) 1818 Capital of the Territory of Michigan (east of Mississippi River 1818-1834, all of Minnesota 1834-1836.)
Belmont (WI) 1836 Capitals of the Territory of Wisconsin.
Burlington (IA) 1837
1838 Capital of the Territory of Iowa (west of Mississippi River 1838-1841.)
Madison (WI) Capital of the Territory of Wisconsin (east of Mississippi River 1838-1848.)
Iowa City (IA) 1841 Capital of the Territory of Iowa (west of Mississippi River 1841-1846.)
Saint Paul 1849 Capital of the Territory of Minnesota.
1858 Capital of the State of Minnesota.
Mississippi[24]
Statehood in 1817		 San Agustín (FL) 1565 Capital of the Spanish colony of la Florida.[4]
Savannah (GA) 1733 Capital of the British proprietary Colony of Georgia.
1755 Capital of the British Province of Georgia.
1776 Capitals of the State of Georgia.
Augusta (GA) 1779
Heard's Fort (GA) 1780
Augusta (GA) 1781
Savannah (GA) 1782
Ebenezer (GA) 1782
Savannah (GA) 1784
Augusta (GA) 1786
Louisville (GA) 1796
Natchez 1798 Capitals of the Territory of Mississippi.
Washington 1802
Natchez 1817 Capitals of the State of Mississippi.
Jackson 1821
Missouri
Statehood in 1821		 Saint-Louis
San Luis
St. Louis		 1765 Capital of the Spanish (though predominantly Francophone) district of Alta Louisiana.
1800 Capital of the French district of la Haute-Louisiane.
1804 Capital of the District of Louisiana (under the authority of the Indiana Territory.)
1805 Capital of the Territory of Louisiana.
1812 Capital of the Territory of Missouri.
Saint Charles 1821 Capitals of the State of Missouri.
(A Confederate state government in exile operated from Neosho 1861-1863, and from Marshall, Texas, 1863-1865.)
Jefferson City 1826
Montana[25]
Statehood in 1889		 Saint-Louis
San Luis
St. Louis (MO)		 1765 Capital of the Spanish (though predominantly Francophone) district of Alta Louisiana (east of Continental Divide 1763-1800.)
1800 Capital of the French district of la Haute-Louisiane (east of Continental Divide 1800-1804.)
1804 Capital of the District of Louisiana (east of Continental Divide under the authority of the Indiana Territory 1804-1805.)
1805 Capital of the Territory of Louisiana (east of Continental Divide 1805-1812.)
1812 Capital of the Territory of Missouri (east of Continental Divide 1812-1821.)
Fort Vancouver (WA) 1825 Capital de facto of the Oregon Country (west of Continental Divide 1818-1843.)
Oregon City (OR) 1843 Capital of the Provisional Government of Oregon (west of Continental Divide 1843-1848.)
1848 Capitals of the Territory of Oregon (west of Continental Divide 1848-1853.)
Salem (OR) 1851
Olympia (WA) 1853 Capital of the Territory of Washington (west of Continental Divide 1853-1863.)
Omaha (NE) 1854 Capital of the Territory of Nebraska (east of Continental Divide 1854-1861.)
Yankton (SD) 1861 Capital of the Territory of Dakota (east of Continental Divide 1861-1863.)
Lewiston (ID) 1863 Capital of the Territory of Idaho.
Bannack 1864 Capitals of the Territory of Montana.
Virginia City 1865
Helena 1875
1889 Capital of the State of Montana.
Nebraska
Statehood in 1867		 Saint-Louis
San Luis
St. Louis (MO)		 1765 Capital of the Spanish (though predominantly Francophone) district of Alta Louisiana.
1800 Capital of the French district of la Haute-Louisiane.
1804 Capital of the District of Louisiana (under the authority of the Indiana Territory.)
1805 Capital of the Territory of Louisiana.
1812 Capital of the Territory of Missouri (1812-1821).
Omaha 1854 Capitals of the Territory of Nebraska.
Lancaster
Lincoln		 1867
1867 Capital of the State of Nebraska.
Nevada[26]
Statehood in 1864		 Fillmore (UT) 1850 Capitals of the Territory of Utah.
Salt Lake City (UT) 1858
Carson City 1861 Capital of the Territory of Nevada.
1864 Capital of the State of Nevada.
New Hampshire[27]
Statehood in 1776		 Boston (MA) 1630 Capital of the English Colony of Massachusetts Bay.
Portsmouth 1680 Capital of the English Province of New-Hampshire.
Boston (MA) 1686 Capital of the English Dominion of New-England in America.
Portsmouth 1689 Capital of the dissident Province of New-Hampshire.
1691 Capital of the English Province of New-Hampshire.
1698 Capital of the English Province of New-Hampshire under jurisdiction of the Royal Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay.
1707 Capital of the British Province of New-Hampshire under jurisdiction of the Royal Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay.
1741 Capital of the British Province of New-Hampshire.
Exeter 1775 Capital of the Revolutionary War government of New Hampshire.
1776 Capitals of the State of New Hampshire.
Concord 1808
New Jersey
Statehood in 1776		 Fort Amsterdam (NY) 1625 Capital of the Netherlands colony of Nieuw-Nederland.
1652 Capital of the Netherlands province of Nieuw-Nederland.
Elizabethtown (now Elizabeth) 1665 Capital of the English Province of New-Jersey.
Perth Amboy 1673 Capital of the English Province of East Jersey 1673-1688.
Burlington Capital of the English Province of West Jersey 1673-1688.
Boston (MA) 1688 Capital of the English Dominion of New-England in America 1688-1689.
Perth Amboy 1689 Capital of the English Province of East Jersey 1689-1702.
Burlington Capital of the English Province of West Jersey 1689-1702.
Joint Capitals 1702 East Jersey and West Jersey were re-united as the English Province of New-Jersey in 1702. Perth Amboy and Burlington served jointly as the capital until 1784.
1707 Joint capitals of the British Province of New-Jersey.
1776 Joint capitals of the State of New Jersey.
Trenton 1784 Capital of the State of New Jersey.
(Capital of the United States of America in 1784.)
New Mexico
Statehood in 1912		 San Juan de los Caballeros 1598 Capitals of the Spanish Virreinato de la Nueva España colony of Santa Fé de Nuevo Méjico.
La Villa Real de la Santa Fé de San Francisco de Asís 1610
El Paso del Norte (now Ciudad Juárez CHH) 1680 Capital of the Spanish Virreinato de la Nueva España colony-in-exile of Santa Fé de Nuevo Méjico (Pueblo Revolt 1680-1692).
La Villa Real de la Santa Fé de San Francisco de Asís

Santa Fe		 1692 Capital of the Spanish Virreinato de la Nueva España colony of Santa Fé de Nuevo Méjico.
1821 Capital of the Mexican province of Santa Fé de Nuevo México.
1824 Capital of the Mexican territory of Santa Fé de Nuevo México.
1846 Capital of the U.S. military province of New Mexico 1846-1848.
1848 Capital of the U.S. provisional government of New Mexico 1848-1850.
1850 Capital of the U.S. Territory of New Mexico 1850-1912.
Mesilla 1862 Capital of the Confederate Territory of Arizona (southern New Mexico and Arizona 1862).
San Antonio (TX) 1862 Capital of the government-in-exile of the Confederate Territory of Arizona 1862-1865.
Santa Fe 1912 Capital of the State of New Mexico.
New York
Statehood in 1776		 Fort Amsterdam
Nieuw-Amsterdam
New-York
Nieuw-Oranje
New-York		 1625 Capital of the Netherlands colony of Nieuw-Nederland (Novum Belgium).
1652 Capital of the Netherlands province of Nieuw-Nederland.
1664 Capital of the English Province of New-York.
1673 Capital of the Netherlands military government of Nieuw-Nederland.
1674 Capital of the English Province of New-York.
Boston (MA) 1688 Capital of the English Dominion of New-England in America.
New-York 1689 Capital of the dissident government of New-York.
1691 Capital of the English Province of New-York.
1707 Capital of the British Province of New-York.
1776 Capitals of the State of New York.
Kingston 1777
Hurley 1777
Poughkeepsie 1777
New York 1788 Capital of the State of New York.
(Capital of the United States of America 1785–1788 and 1789–1790.)
Albany 1797 Capital of the State of New York.
North Carolina
Statehood in 1776		 San Agustín (FL) 1565 Capital of the Spanish colony of la Florida.[4]
Charlestown (SC) 1670 Capital of the English Province of Carolina.
1707 Capital of the British Province of Carolina.
New Bern 1712 Capital of the British Province of North Carolina.
1776 Capitals of the State of North Carolina.
Raleigh 1794
North Dakota
Statehood in 1889		 Saint-Louis
San Luis
St. Louis (MO)		 1765 Capital of the Spanish (though predominantly Francophone) district of Alta Louisiana.
1800 Capital of the French district of la Haute-Louisiane.
1804 Capital of the District of Louisiana (under the authority of the Indiana Territory.)
1805 Capital of the Territory of Louisiana.
1812 Capital of the Territory of Missouri (1812-1821).
Detroit (MI) 1834 Capital of the Territory of Michigan (east of Missouri River and White Earth River 1834-1836.)
Belmont (WI) 1836 Capitals of the Territory of Wisconsin (east of Missouri River and White Earth River 1836-1838.)
Burlington (IA) 1837
1838 Capitals of the Territory of Iowa (east of Missouri River and White Earth River 1838-1846.)
Iowa City (IA) 1841
Saint Paul (MN) 1849 Capital of the Territory of Minnesota (east of Missouri River and White Earth River 1849-1858.)
Omaha (NE) 1854 Capital of the Territory of Nebraska (west of Missouri River or White Earth River 1854-1861.)
Yankton (SD) 1861 Capitals of the Territory of Dakota.
Bismarck 1883
1889 Capital of the State of North Dakota.
Ohio
Statehood in 1803		 Marietta 1788 Capitals of the Territory Northwest of the River Ohio.
Chillicothe 1800
1803 Capitals of the State of Ohio.
Zanesville 1810
Chillicothe 1812
Columbus 1816
Oklahoma
Statehood in 1907		 Saint-Louis
San Luis
St. Louis (MO)		 1765 Capital of the Spanish (though predominantly Francophone) district of Alta Louisiana.
1800 Capital of the French district of la Haute-Louisiane.
1804 Capital of the District of Louisiana (under the authority of the Indiana Territory.)
1805 Capital of the Territory of Louisiana.
1812 Capital of the Territory of Missouri.
Arkansas Post (AR) 1819 Capitals of the Territory of Arkansaw[8] (south of the parallel 36°30' north 1819-1824, southeastern Oklahoma 1824-1828.)
Little Rock (AR) 1821
Tahlequah 1838 Capital of the Cherokee Nation.
Tuskahoma 1838 Capital of the Choctaw Nation.
Tishomingo 1855 Capital of the Chickasaw Nation.
Wewoka 1866 Capital of the Seminole Nation.
Okmulgee 1867 Capital of the Creek Nation.
Guthrie 1889 Capital of the Territory of Oklahoma.
1907 Capitals of the State of Oklahoma.
Oklahoma City 1910
Oregon[28]
Statehood in 1859		 Fort Vancouver (WA) 1825 Capital de facto of the Oregon Country.
Oregon City 1843 Capital of the Provisional Government of Oregon in the Oregon Country.[14]
1848 Capitals of the Territory of Oregon.
Salem 1851
Corvallis 1855
Salem 1855
1859 Capital of the State of Oregon.
Pennsylvania[29]
Statehood in 1776		 Philadelphia 1682 Capital of the English proprietary Colony of Pennsylvania.
1707 Capital of the British proprietary Colony of Pennsylvania.
1776 Capital of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
(Capital of the United States of America 1776, 1777, 1778-1783, and 1790-1800.)
Lancaster 1799 Capital of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
(Capital of the United States of America 1777.)
Harrisburg 1812 Capital of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Rhode Island
Statehood in 1776		 Providence 1636 Capital of the English Colony of Providence 1636-1663.
Portsmouth 1639 Capital of the English Colony of Aquidneck Island 1639-1644.
1644 Capital of the English Colony of Rhode Island 1644-1663.
Providence 1663 Capital of the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
Boston (MA) 1686 Capital of the English Dominion of New-England in America.
Providence 1689 Capital of the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
1707 Capital of the British Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
Five Capitals 1776 From 1776 to 1853, the legislature of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations rotated among the county seats of the state's five counties: Providence, Newport, East Greenwich, South Kingstown, and Bristol.
Joint Capitals 1854 From 1854 to 1899, the legislature of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations alternated sessions between Providence and Newport.
Providence 1900 Capital of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
South Carolina
Statehood in 1776		 San Agustín (FL) 1565 Capital of the Spanish colony of la Florida.[4]
Charlestown 1670 Capital of the English Province of Carolina.
1707 Capital of the British Province of Carolina.
1712 Capital of the British Province of South Carolina.
1776 Capitals of the State of South Carolina.
Columbia 1786
South Dakota
Statehood in 1889		 Saint-Louis
San Luis
St. Louis (MO)		 1765 Capital of the Spanish (though predominantly Francophone) district of Alta Louisiana.
1800 Capital of the French district of la Haute-Louisiane.
1804 Capital of the District of Louisiana (under the authority of the Indiana Territory.)
1805 Capital of the Territory of Louisiana.
1812 Capital of the Territory of Missouri (1812-1821).
Detroit (MI) 1834 Capital of the Territory of Michigan (east of Missouri River 1834-1836.)
Belmont (WI) 1836 Capitals of the Territory of Wisconsin (east of Missouri River 1836-1838.)
Burlington (IA) 1837
1838 Capitals of the Territory of Iowa (east of Missouri River 1838-1846.)
Iowa City (IA) 1841
Saint Paul (MN) 1849 Capital of the Territory of Minnesota (east of Missouri River 1849-1858.)
Omaha (NE) 1854 Capital of the Territory of Nebraska (west of Missouri River 1854-1861.)
Yankton 1861 Capitals of the Territory of Dakota.
Bismarck (ND) 1883
Pierre 1889 Capital of the State of South Dakota.
Tennessee[30]
Statehood in 1796		 New Bern (NC) 1712 Capital of the British Province of North Carolina.
1776 Capital of the State of North Carolina.
Rocky Mount 1790 Capitals of the Territory South of the River Ohio.
White's Fort
Knoxville		 1791
1796 Capital of the State of Tennessee.
Kingston 1807 Capital of the State of Tennessee for one day in 1807 to fulfill treaty obligations with the Cherokee Nation.
Knoxville 1807 Capitals of the State of Tennessee.
Nashville 1812
Knoxville 1817
Murfreesboro 1818
Nashville 1826
Texas
Statehood in 1845		 Los Adaes (LA) 1721 Capitals of the Spanish colony of Tejas.
San Antonio de Béxar (now San Antonio) 1772
Saltillo (COA) 1824 Capitals of the Mexican province of Coahuila y Tejas.
Monclova (COA) 1833
Washington (now Washington-on-the-Brazos) 1836 Capitals of the Republic of Texas.
Galveston 1836
Harrisburgh 1836
Velasco 1836
Columbia 1836
Houston 1837
Austin 1839
1845 Capital of the State of Texas.
Utah
Statehood in 1896		 Salt Lake City 1849 Capital of the extralegal Territory of Deseret.
Fillmore 1850 Capitals of the Territory of Utah.
Salt Lake City 1858
1896 Capital of the State of Utah.
Vermont[31]
Statehood in 1791		 Westminster 1777 Capitals of the Republic of New Connecticut.
Windsor 1777
1777 Capital of the Vermont Republic.
1791 Capitals of the State of Vermont.
Montpelier 1805
Virginia[32]
Statehood in 1776		 Jamestown 1619 Capitals of the English Colony of Virginia.
Middle Plantation
Williamsburg		 1699
1707 Capital of the British Colony of Virginia.
1776 Capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Richmond 1780 Capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
(Capital of the Confederate States of America 1861-1865.)
(A rival pro-Union state government operated from Wheeling 1861-1863 and from Alexandria 1863-1865.)
Washington[33]
Statehood in 1889		 Fort Vancouver 1825 Capital de facto of the Oregon Country.
Oregon City (OR) 1843 Capital of the Provisional Government of Oregon in the Oregon Country.[14]
1848 Capitals of the Territory of Oregon.
Salem (OR) 1851
Olympia 1853 Capital of the Territory of Washington.
1889 Capital of the State of Washington.
West Virginia
Statehood in 1863		 Williamsburg (VA) 1699 Capital of the English Colony of Virginia.
1707 Capital of the British Colony of Virginia.
1776 Capitals of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Richmond (VA) 1780
Wheeling 1861 Capital of the rival pro-Union government of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
1863 Capitals of the State of West Virginia.
Charleston 1870
Wheeling 1875
Charleston 1885
Wisconsin[34]
Statehood in 1848		 Marietta (OH) 1788 Capital of the Territory Northwest of the River Ohio.
Vincennes (IN) 1800 Capital of the Territory of Indiana.
Kaskaskia (IL) 1809 Capital of the Territory of Illinois.
Detroit (MI) 1818 Capital of the Territory of Michigan.
Belmont 1836 Capitals of the Territory of Wisconsin.
Burlington (IA) 1837
Madison 1838
1848 Capital of the State of Wisconsin.
Wyoming[35]
Statehood in 1890		 Lewiston (ID) 1863 Capital of the Territory of Idaho.
Yankton (SD) 1864 Capital of the Territory of Dakota.
Cheyenne 1869 Capital of the Territory of Wyoming.
1890 Capital of the State of Wyoming.

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  1. ^ The Nine Capitals of the United States. United States Senate Historical Office. Accessed June 9, 2005. Based on Fortenbaugh, Robert, The Nine Capitals of the United States, York, PA: Maple Press, 1948.
  2. ^ The State of Muskogee, State Flags of Florida, Cultural, Historical and Information Programs, Office of Cultural and Historical Programs website, Florida Department of State, Government of Florida, retrieved October 31, 2007.
  3. ^ Capitals of Alabama. Alabama Department of Archives and History. Updated October 29, 2001. Accessed June 9, 2005.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g The Spanish name la Florida originally referred to all of the American continent north of Mexico. As other European nations colonized North America, the extent of la Florida shrank to encompass only the Spanish territorial claims in the southeastern portion of the present United States.
  5. ^ Frequently Asked Questions About Alaska. Statewide Library Electronic Doorway. Updated September 21, 2004. Accessed June 9, 2005; based on Alaska Blue Book 1993-94, 11th ed., Juneau, Department of Education, Division of State Libraries, Archives & Museums. ExploreNorth: The History of Sitka. Department of Community and Economic Development, Alaska Community Database Online. Accessed June 9, 2005.
  6. ^ Capitals before the Capitol. Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records. Accessed June 9, 2005.
  7. ^ Educational Materials: Facts. Arkansas Secretary of State. Accessed June 9, 2005. Washington State Park 19th century village in SW Arkansas. Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism, Confederate Capital Old Division of State Parks. 2003. Accessed June 9, 2005.
  8. ^ a b c The name Arkansas has been pronounced and spelled in a variety of fashions. The region was organized as the Territory of Arkansaw on 1819-07-04, but the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Arkansas on 1836-06-15. The name was historically pronounced /ˈɑrkənsɔː/, /ærˈkænzəs/, and several other variants. In 1881, the Arkansas General Assembly passed the following concurrent resolution (Arkansas Statutes, Title 1, Chapter 4, Section 105):

    Whereas, confusion of practice has arisen in the pronunciation of the name of our state and it is deemed important that the true pronunciation should be determined for use in oral official proceedings.

    And, whereas, the matter has been thoroughly investigated by the State Historical Society and the Eclectic Society of Little Rock, which have agreed upon the correct pronunciation as derived from history, and the early usage of the American immigrants.

    Be it therefore resolved by both houses of the General Assembly, that the only true pronunciation of the name of the state, in the opinion of this body, is that received by the French from the native Indians and committed to writing in the French word representing the sound. It should be pronounced in three (3) syllables, with the final "s" silent, the "a" in each syllable with the Italian sound, and the accent on the first and last syllables. The pronunciation with the accent on the second syllable with the sound of "a" in "man" and the sounding of the terminal "s" is an innovation to be discouraged.

    Citizens of the State of Kansas often pronounce the Arkansas River as IPA: /ærˈkænzəs/ in a manner similar to the common pronunciation of the name of their state.
  9. ^ Ebbert (Chief Editor), Brian S.; E. Dotson Wilson, Chief Clerk of the Assembly (2006). California's Legislature. Sacramento, California: State of California, pp. 157-165. Retrieved on 2006-10-03. 
  10. ^ Early Capitol and Legislative Assembly Locations Colorado State Archives, Colorado State Capitol Virtual Tour. Updated June 20, 2003. Accessed June 9, 2005.
  11. ^ Florida State History. Florida Division of Historical Resources.
  12. ^ Jackson, Edwin L. Story of Georgia's Capitols and Capital Cities. Carl Vinson Institute of Government. University of Georgia. 1988
  13. ^ Chronological History of Idaho. Idaho Office of the Governor. Created 2000. Accessed June 9, 2005.
  14. ^ a b c Clarke, S.A. (1905). Pioneer Days of Oregon History. J.K. Gill Company. 
  15. ^ Past Capitols; based on Illinois Bluebook, 1975-1976. Created March 5, 2005. Accessed June 10, 2005.
  16. ^ Sabin, Henry. Making of Iowa, chapter 24: Locating a Capital. Originally published 1900 by A. Flanagan Co. of Chicago and New York; published online by Iowa History Project, posted August 25, 2004. Accessed June 10, 2005.
  17. ^ Harding, Eldon. Stories from the Kansas State Capital: Choosing a Capital City--Why Topeka?. Kansas State Historical Society. April 2001. Accessed June 10, 2005.
  18. ^ Kentucky's State Capitols. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Accessed July 24, 2006.
  19. ^ Note: The Louisiana Capitals information may be incorrect or incomplete. See http://www.state.la.us/about_history2.htm and elsewhere.
  20. ^ Students Questions Frequently Ask. Maine State Senate. Accessed June 10, 2005.
  21. ^ Historical Chronology. Maryland State Archives. Accessed July 24, 2006.
  22. ^ Michigan in Brief State of Michigan. Updated March 7, 2005. Accessed June 10, 2005.
  23. ^ Saint Paul's 150th birthday. City of Saint Paul, Minnesota. Accessed June 9, 2005.
  24. ^ Bunn, Mike and Clay Williams, Capitals and Capitols: The Places and Spaces of Mississippi's Seat of Government. Mississippi History Now. Mississippi Historical Society Online. Posted September 2003. Accessed June 10, 2005.
  25. ^ Lambert, Kirby. Montana's crown jewel of architecture: The Montana state capitol Montana: The Magazine of Western History, Montana Historical Society. Summer 2002. Accessed June 10, 2005.
  26. ^ Rocha, Guy Nevada State Archives Historical Myth a Month: Myth #28, Las Vegas: Nevada's Next State Capital. Updated July 14, 2003. Accessed June 9, 2005; originally published as Sierra Sage, Carson City/Carson Valley, Nevada. May 1998 edition.
  27. ^ New Hampshire Senate Page For Kids. New Hampshire General Court. Accessed June 9, 2005. New Hampshire History in Brief. New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources. Created 1989. Accessed June 9, 2005.
  28. ^ Oregon Legislative Assembly History. Oregon State Archives. Accessed July 24, 2006.
  29. ^ The History of Pennsylvania's Capital. Pennsylvania Department of Education. Accessed July 24, 2006.
  30. ^ Capital Cities. Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture. 2002. Accessed March 12, 2006.
  31. ^ Early History of Montpelier, Vermont. Vermont Historical Society. Accessed June 9, 2005; adapted from Esther Munroe Swift, Vermont Place-Names: Footprints of History, 1977, 1996, and Montpelier Heritage Group, Three Walking Tours of Montpelier, Vt., 1991.
  32. ^ About Our Capital. Virginia General Assembly. Accessed July 20, 2006.
  33. ^ The History of Olympia. City of Olympia. Accessed June 9, 2005.
  34. ^ Cravens, Stanley H."Capitals and Capitols in Early Wisconsin". Wisconsin Blue Book, 1983-1984 edition.
  35. ^ Saban, Mary Thompson, Wyoming Sage: Brief History of Wyoming. Updated January 17, 2004. Accessed June 10, 2005.


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