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Thursday, 14 July 2011

State Capitals of the USA ... in memory of Ken McDonald




Alabama - Montgomery
Alaska - Juneau
Arizona - Phoenix
Arkansas - Little Rock
California - Sacramento
Colorado - Denver
Connecticut - Hartford
Delaware - Dover
Florida - Tallahassee
Hawaii - Honolulu
Idaho - Boise
Illinois - Springfield
Indiana - Indianapolis
Iowa - Des Moines
Kansas - Topeka
Kentucky - Frankfort
Louisiana - Baton Rouge
Maine - Augusta
Maryland - Annapolis
Massachusetts - Boston
Michigan - Lansing
Minnesota - Saint Paul
Mississippi - Jackson
Missouri - Jefferson City
Montana - Helena
Nebraska - Lincoln
Nevada - Carson City
New Hampshire - Concord
New Jersey - Trenton
New Mexico - Santa Fe
New York - Albany
North Carolina - Raleigh
North Dakota - Bismarck
Ohio - Columbus
Oklahoma - Oklahoma City
Oregon - Salem
Pennsylvania- Harrisburg
Rhode Island - Providence
South Carolina - Columbia
South Dakota - Pierre
Tennessee - Nashville
Texas - Austin
Utah - Salt Lake City
Vermont - Montpelier
Virginia - Richmond
Washington - Olympia
West Virginia - Charleston
Wisconsin - Madison
Wyoming - Cheyenne

Worth noting too, is the fact that from 1774 to 1800, the US Congress met in numerous locations; per the following, so these cities can be said to have once been the United States capital:

First Continental Congress - Carpenters' Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: September 5, 1774 to October 24, 1774

Second Continental Congress - Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: May 10, 1775 to December 12, 1776 / Henry Fite House, Baltimore, Maryland: December 20, 1776 to February 27, 1777 / Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: March 4, 1777 to September 18, 1777 / Court House, Lancaster, Pennsylvania: September 27, 1777 (one day) / Court House, York, Pennsylvania: September 30, 1777 to June 27, 1778 / Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: July 2, 1778 to March 1, 1781

Articles of Confederation - Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: March 1, 1781 to June 21, 1783 / Nassau Hall, Princeton, New Jersey: June 30, 1783 to November 4, 1783 / Maryland State House, Annapolis, Maryland: November 26, 1783 to August 19, 1784 / French Arms Tavern, Trenton, New Jersey: November 1, 1784 to December 24, 1784
/ City Hall (Federal Hall), New York City, New York: January 11, 1785 to Autumn 1788

United States Constitution - Federal Hall, New York City, New York: March 4, 1789 to December 5, 1790 / Congress Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: December 6, 1790 to May 14, 1800 / United States Capitol, Washington, D.C.: November 17, 1800 to December 8, 1815 / Old Brick Capitol, Washington, D.C.: December 8, 1815 to 1825 /United States Capitol, Washington, D.C.: 1825 to present

1 comment:

  1. Ken quite liked Nevada .. but not the Capital - rather Las Vegas (cheap but luxurious hotel suites and free booze!).

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