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List of capitals in the United States

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This is a list of capital cities of the United States, including places that serve or have served as federal, state, insular area, territorial, colonial and Native American capitals.

Washington, D.C. has been the federal capital of the United States since 1800. Each U.S. state has its own capital city, as do many of its insular areas. Most states have not changed their capital city since becoming a state, but the capital cities of their respective preceding colonies, territories, kingdoms, and republics typically changed multiple times. There have also been other governments within the current borders of the United States with their own capitals, such as the Republic of Texas, Native American nations, and other unrecognized governments.

National capitals

The buildings in cities identified in the chart below served either as official capitals of the United States under the United States Constitution, or, prior to its ratification, sites where the Second Continental Congress or Congress of the Confederation met. The United States did not have a permanent capital under the Articles of Confederation.

The U.S. Constitution was ratified in 1787, and gave the Congress the power to exercise "exclusive legislation" over a district that "may, by Cession of particular States, and the acceptance of Congress, become the Seat of the Government of the United States." The 1st Congress met at Federal Hall in New York. In 1790, it passed the Residence Act, which established the national capital at a site along the Potomac River that would become Washington, D.C. For the next ten years, Philadelphia served as the temporary capital. There, Congress met at Congress Hall. On November 17, 1800, the 6th United States Congress formally convened in Washington, D.C. Congress has met outside of Washington only twice since: on July 16, 1987, at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, to commemorate the 200th anniversary of ratification of the Constitution; and at Federal Hall National Memorial in New York on September 6, 2002, to mark the first anniversary of the September 11 attacks. Both meetings were ceremonial.

CityBuildingStart dateEnd dateDurationRefSecond Continental CongressCongress of the ConfederationUnited States Congress
Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaIndependence Halllast=Rileyfirst=Edward M.date=1953title=The Independence Hall Groupjournal=Transactions of the American Philosophical Societyvolume=43issue=1pages=7–42doi=10.2307/1005661jstor=1005661issn=0065-9746}}
Baltimore, MarylandHenry Fite House
Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaIndependence Halltitle=8 Forgotten Capitals of the United Statesurl=https://www.history.com/news/8-forgotten-capitals-of-the-united-stateslast=Kleinfirst=Christopherwebsite=HISTORYdate=July 16, 2015language=enaccess-date=2020-05-31}}
Lancaster, PennsylvaniaCourt House
York, PennsylvaniaCourt House
Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCollege Halltitle=Meeting Places for the Continental Congresses and the Confederation Congress, 1774–1789url=https://history.house.gov/People/Continental-Congress/Meeting-Places/website=History, Art & Archives, U.S. House of Representativesaccess-date=2022-01-30}}
Independence Hall
Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaIndependence Halltitle=The Nine Capitals of the United Statesarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200530142811/www.senate.gov/reference/reference_item/Nine_Capitals_of_the_United_States.htmarchive-date=May 30, 2020url=https://www.senate.gov/reference/reference_item/Nine_Capitals_of_the_United_States.htmwebsite=U.S. Senateaccess-date=May 31, 2020}}
Princeton, New JerseyNassau Hall
Annapolis, MarylandMaryland State House
Trenton, New JerseyFrench Arms Tavern
New York, New YorkFederal Hall
Fraunces Tavern, Walter Livingston House
New York, New YorkFederal Hall
Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCongress Hall
Washington, D.C.United States Capitol
Blodgett's Hotel
Old Brick Capitol
United States CapitolPresent

State capitals

Each state has a capital that serves as the seat of its government. Ten of the thirteen original states and 15 other states have changed their capital city at least once; the last state to move its capital city was Oklahoma in 1910.

In the following table, the "Since" column shows the year that the city began serving as the state's capital (or the capital of the entities that preceded it). The MSA/μSA and CSA columns display the population of the metro area the city is a part of, and should not be construed to mean the population of the city's sphere of influence or that the city is an anchor for the metro area. Fields colored light yellow denote that the population is a micropolitan statistical area.

StateCapitalSinceAreaPopulation (2020 US Census)City rank in stateCityMSA/μSACSAMontgomeryJuneauPhoenixLittle RockSacramentoDenverHartfordDoverTallahasseeAtlantaHonoluluBoiseSpringfieldIndianapolisDes MoinesTopekaFrankfortBaton RougeAugustaAnnapolisBostonLansingSaint PaulJacksonJefferson CityHelenaLincolnCarson CityConcordTrentonSanta FeAlbanyRaleighBismarckColumbusOklahoma CitySalemHarrisburgProvidenceColumbiaPierreNashvilleAustinSalt Lake CityMontpelierRichmondOlympiaCharlestonMadisonCheyenne
Alabama1846159.8 mi2200,603386,047476,2073
Alaska19062716.7 mi232,25532,2553
Arizona1889517.6 mi21,608,1394,845,8324,899,1041
Arkansas1821116.2 mi2202,591748,031912,6041
California185497.9 mi2524,9432,397,3822,680,8316
Colorado1867153.3 mi2715,5222,963,8213,623,5601
Connecticut187517.3 mi2121,0541,213,5311,482,0864
Delaware177722.4 mi239,403181,8517,379,7002
Florida182495.7 mi2196,169384,2988
Georgia1868133.5 mi2498,7156,089,8156,930,4231
Hawaii184568.4 mi2350,9641,016,5081
Idaho186563.8 mi2235,684764,718850,3411
Illinois183754.0 mi2114,394208,640308,5237
Indiana1825361.5 mi2887,6422,111,0402,492,5141
Iowa185775.8 mi2214,133709,466890,3221
Kansas185656.0 mi2126,587233,1525
Kentucky179214.7 mi228,60275,393746,04515
Louisiana188076.8 mi2227,470870,5692
Maine183255.4 mi218,899123,64210
Maryland16946.73 mi240,8122,844,5109,973,3837
Massachusetts163089.6 mi2675,6474,941,6328,466,1861
Michigan184735.0 mi2112,644541,2975
Minnesota184952.8 mi2311,5273,690,2614,078,7882
Mississippi1864104.9 mi2153,701591,978671,6071
Missouri182627.3 mi243,228150,30915
Montana187514.0 mi232,09183,0586
Nebraska186774.6 mi2291,082340,217361,9212
Nevada1861143.4 mi258,63958,639657,9586
New Hampshire180864.3 mi243,976153,8088,466,1863
New Jersey17847.66 mi290,871387,34023,582,64910
New Mexico161037.3 mi287,505154,8231,162,5234
New York179721.4 mi299,224899,2621,190,7276
North Carolina1792114.6 mi2467,6651,413,9822,106,4632
North Dakota188326.9 mi273,622133,6262
Ohio1816210.3 mi2905,7482,138,9262,544,0481
Oklahoma1910620.3 mi2681,0541,425,6951,498,1491
Oregon185545.7 mi2175,535433,3533,280,7363
Pennsylvania18128.11 mi250,099591,7121,295,2599
Rhode Island190018.5 mi2190,9341,676,5798,466,1861
South Carolina1786125.2 mi2136,632829,470951,4122
South Dakota188913.0 mi214,09120,7459
Tennessee1826?525.9 mi2689,4471,989,5192,118,2331
Texas1801305.1 mi2961,8552,283,3714
Utah1858109.1 mi2199,7231,257,9362,701,1291
Vermont180510.2 mi28,07459,807285,3696
Virginia178060.1 mi2226,6101,314,4344
Washington185316.7 mi255,605294,7934,953,42123
West Virginia188531.6 mi248,864258,859779,9691
Wisconsin183868.7 mi2269,840680,796910,2462
Wyoming186921.1 mi265,132100,5121

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. Those insular areas with territorial capitals are listed below.

Insular areaCapitalSincePop. (2010)NotesPago PagoHagåtñaSaipanSan JuanCharlotte Amalie
American Samoa18993,656Pago Pago refers to both a village and a group of villages, one of which is Fagatogo, the official seat of government stated in the territory's constitution.
Guam18981,051Dededo is the area's largest village.
Northern Mariana Islands194748,220Since the entire island, of 46 sqmi, is organized as a single municipality, most publications designate the whole of Saipan as the Commonwealth's capital. Most government functions are based in the Capitol Hill village, except for the judicial branch which is located in Susupe.
Puerto Rico1898395,326The oldest continuously inhabited U.S. state or territorial capital, San Juan was originally called Puerto Rico while the island was called San Juan Bautista.
U.S. Virgin Islands191718,481Like the rest of the U.S. Virgin Islands, Charlotte Amalie (located on the island of Saint Thomas) has no local government and is directly administered by the territorial government. However, it has boundaries defined by the Virgin Islands Code and is recognized as a town by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Former national capitals

Four of the 50 U.S. states, Hawaii, Texas, California, and Vermont, were once de jure sovereign states with diplomatic recognition from the international community. California did not have a capital during its time as a sovereign nation.

Hawaii

During its history as a sovereign nation (Kingdom of Hawaii, 1795–1893; Republic of Hawaii, 1894–1898), five sites served as the capital of Hawaii:

  • Waikīkī, 1795–1796
  • Hilo, 1796–1803
  • Honolulu, 1803–1812
  • Kailua-Kona, 1812–1820
  • Lahaina, 1820–1845
  • Honolulu, 1845–1898 Annexed by the United States in 1898, Honolulu remained the capital, first of the Territory of Hawaii (1900–1959), and then of the state (since 1959).

Texas

During its history as a sovereign nation (Republic of Texas, 1836–1845), seven sites served as the capital of Texas:

  • Washington (now Washington-on-the-Brazos), 1836
  • Harrisburg (now part of Houston), 1836
  • Galveston, 1836
  • Velasco, 1836
  • West Columbia, 1836
  • Houston, 1837–1839
  • Austin, 1839–1845 Annexed by the United States in 1845, Austin remains the capital of the state of Texas.

Vermont

Three sites have served as the capital of the Vermont Republic:

  • Westminster, 1777
  • Windsor, 1777–1791
  • Castleton, 1791 When the state was admitted to the Union in 1791, Burlington was chosen to be the capital and it remained as such until 1805, when it was changed to Montpelier, where it remains today.

Native American capitals

Some Native American tribes, in particular the Five Civilized Tribes, organized their states with constitutions and capitals in Western style. Others, like the Iroquois, had long-standing, pre-Columbian traditions of a 'capitol' longhouse where wampum and council fires were maintained with special status. Since they did business with the U.S. Federal Government, these capitals can be seen as officially recognized in some sense.

Cherokee Nation

  • New Echota 1825–1832 New Echota, now near Calhoun, Georgia, was founded in 1825, realizing the dream and plans of Cherokee Chief Major Ridge. Major Ridge chose the site because of its centrality in the historic Cherokee Nation which spanned parts of Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee and Alabama, and because it was near the confluence of the Conasauga and Coosawattee rivers. The town's layout was partly inspired by Ridge's many visits to Washington D.C. and to Baltimore, but also invoked traditional themes of the Southeastern ceremonial complex. Complete with the Council House, Supreme Court, Cherokee syllabary printing press, and the houses of several of the Nation's constitutional officers, New Echota served as the capital until 1832 when the state of Georgia outlawed Native American assembly in an attempt to undermine the Nation. Thousands of Cherokee would gather in New Echota for the annual National Councils, camping along the nearby rivers and holding long stomp dances in the park-like woods that were typical of many Southeastern Native American settlements.
  • Red Clay 1832–1838 The Cherokee National council grounds were moved to Red Clay, Tennessee, on the Georgia state line, in order to evade the Georgia state militia. The log cabins, limestone springs, and park-like woods of Red Clay served as the capital until the Cherokee Nation was removed to Indian Territory (Oklahoma) on the Trail of Tears.
  • Tahlequah 1839–1907, 1938–present Tahlequah, in present-day Oklahoma, served as the capital of the original Cherokee Nation after Removal. After the Civil War, a turbulent period for the Nation which was involved in its own civil war resulting from pervasive anger and disagreements over removal from Georgia, the Cherokee Nation built a new National Capitol in Tahlequah out of brick. The building served as the capitol until 1907, when the Dawes Act finally dissolved the Cherokee Nation and Tahlequah became the county seat of Cherokee County, Oklahoma. The Cherokee National government was re-established in 1938 and Tahlequah remains the capital of the modern Cherokee Nation; it is also the capital of the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians.
  • Cherokee 20th century–present (Eastern Band of Cherokee) Approximately four to eight hundred Cherokees escaped removal because they lived on a separated tract, purchased later with the help of Confederate Colonel William Holland Thomas, along the Oconaluftee River deep in the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina. Some Cherokees fleeing the Federal Army, sent for the "round up", fled to the remote settlements separated from the rest of the Cherokee Territory in Georgia and North Carolina, in order to remain in their homeland. In the 20th century, their descendants organized as the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; its capital is at Cherokee, North Carolina, in the tribally-controlled Qualla Boundary.

Muscogee Creek Nation

  • Hot Springs, Arkansas –1866 After Removal from their Alabama-Georgia homeland, the Creek national government met near Hot Springs which was then part of their new territory as prescribed in the Treaty of Cusseta. Because some Creeks fought with the Confederacy in the American Civil War, the Union forced the Creeks to cede over 3000000 acre - half of their land in what is now Arkansas.
  • Okmulgee 1867–1906 Served as the National capital after the American Civil War. It was probably named after Ocmulgee, on the Ocmulgee river in Macon, a principle Coosa and later Creek town built with mounds and functioning as part of the Southeastern ceremonial complex. However, there were other traditional Creek "mother-towns" before removal. The Ocmulgee mounds were ceded illegally in 1821 with the Treaty of Indian Springs.

Iroquois Confederacy

  • Onondaga (Onondaga privilege –present) The Iroquois Confederacy or Haudenosaunee, which means "People of the Longhouse", was an alliance between the Five and later Six-Nations of Iroquoian language and culture of upstate New York. These include the Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, Mohawk, and, after 1722, the Tuscarora Nations. Since the Confederacy's formation around 1450, the Onondaga Nation has held privilege of hosting the Iroquois Grand Council and the status of Keepers of the Fire and the Wampum —which they still do at the official Longhouse on the Onondaga Reservation. Now spread over reservations in New York and Ontario, the Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee preserve this arrangement to this day in what they claim to be the "world's oldest representative democracy."

Seneca Nation of Indians

  • Jimerson Town (Allegany Reservation)
  • Irving (Cattaraugus Reservation)

The Seneca Nation republic was founded in 1848 and has two capitals that rotate responsibilities every two years. Jimerson Town was founded in the 1960s following the formation of the Allegheny Reservoir. The Senecas also have an administrative longhouse in Steamburg but do not consider that location to be a capital.

  • Window Rock Window Rock (Navajo: Tségháhoodzání), Arizona, is a small city that serves as the seat of government and capital of the Navajo Nation (1936–present), the largest territory of a sovereign Native American nation in North America. It lies within the boundaries of the St. Michaels Chapter, adjacent to the Arizona and New Mexico state line. Window Rock hosts the Navajo Nation governmental campus which contains the Navajo Nation Council, Navajo Nation Supreme Court, the offices of the Navajo Nation President and Vice President, and many Navajo government buildings.

Unrecognized national capitals

There have been a handful of self-declared or undeclared nations within the current borders of the United States which were never officially recognized as legally independent sovereign entities; however, these nations did have de facto control over their respective regions during their existence.

Colonies of British America

Prior to the independence of the United States from Great Britain, declared July 4, 1776, in the Declaration of Independence and ultimately secured in the American Revolutionary War, several congresses were convened on behalf of some of the colonies of British America. However, these bodies did not address the question of independence from England, and therefore did not designate a national capital. The Second Continental Congress encompassed the period during which the United States declared independence but had not yet established a permanent national capital.

CongressCityBuildingStart dateEnd dateDurationRef
Albany CongressAlbany, New YorkStadt Huys
Stamp Act CongressNew York, New YorkCity Hall
First Continental CongressPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaCarpenters' Hall
Second Continental CongressPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaIndependence Hall

‡ (continuing after independence until December 12, 1776)

State of Franklin

The State of Franklin was an autonomous, secessionist United States territory created not long after the end of the American Revolution from territory that later was ceded by North Carolina to the federal government. Franklin's territory later became part of the state of Tennessee. Franklin was never officially admitted into the Union of the United States and existed for only four years.

  • Jonesborough, Tennessee, 1784–1785
  • Greeneville, Tennessee, 1785–1788

State of Muskogee

The State of Muskogee was a Native American state in Spanish Florida created by the Englishman William Augustus Bowles, who was its "Director General", author of its Constitution, and designer of its flag. It consisted of several tribes of Creeks and Seminoles. It existed from 1799 to 1803. It had one capital:

  • Miccosukee, 1799–1803

Republic of West Florida

The Republic of West Florida was a short-lived nation that broke away from the territory of Spanish West Florida in 1810. It comprised the Florida Parishes of the modern state of Louisiana and the Mobile District of the modern states of Mississippi and Alabama. (The Republic of West Florida did not include any part of the modern state of Florida.) Ownership of the area had been in dispute between Spain and the United States, which claimed that it had been included in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. Within two months of the settlers' rebellion and the declaration of an independent nation, President James Madison sent American forces to peaceably occupy the new republic. It was formally annexed by the United States in 1812 over the objections of Spain and the land was divided between the Territory of Orleans and Territory of Mississippi. During its brief existence, the capital of the Republic of West Florida was:

  • St. Francisville, Louisiana, 1810

Republic of Indian Stream

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

  • The area that would become Pittsburg, New Hampshire, 1832–1835

California Republic

Before being annexed by the United States in 1848 (following the Mexican–American War), a small portion of north-central California declared itself the California Republic, in an act of independence from Mexico, in 1846 (see Bear Flag Revolt). The republic only existed a month before it disbanded itself to join the advancing American army; its claimed territory later became part of the United States as a result of the Mexican Cession.

Modern flag of the State of California

The very short-lived California Republic was never recognized by the United States, Mexico or any other nation. The flag, featuring a silhouette of a California grizzly bear, a star, and the words "California Republic", became known as the Bear Flag and was later the basis for the official state flag of California.

There was one de facto capital of the California Republic:

  • Sonoma, 1846

Confederate States

The Confederate States of America (C.S.A.) had three capitals during its existence. The first capital was established February 4, 1861, in Montgomery, Alabama, and remained there until it was moved to Richmond, Virginia, on May 29, 1861, after Virginia seceded on May 23.

The individual state capitals remained the same in the Confederacy as they had been in the Union (U.S.A.), although as the advancing Union Army used those cities for military districts, some of the Confederate governments were relocated or moved out of state, traveling along with secessionist armies.

  • Montgomery, Alabama, February 4, 1861 – May 29, 1861
  • Richmond, Virginia, May 29, 1861 – April 3, 1865
  • Danville, Virginia, April 2, 1865- May 10, 1865

Free State of Jones

In 1863 and 1864, Jones County, Mississippi revolted against Confederate rule and became practically independent under the name Free State of Jones. The Free State fought a number of skirmishes with Confederate troops. By the spring of 1864 the Jones County rebels had taken effective control of the county from the Confederate government, raised an American flag over the courthouse in Ellisville, and sent a letter to Union General William T. Sherman declaring Jones County's independence from the Confederacy.

Scholars have disputed whether the county truly seceded, with some concluding it did not fully secede. Lack of documentation makes the situation difficult to assess. The rebellion in Jones County has been variously characterized as consisting of local skirmishes to being a full-fledged war of independence.

  • Ellisville, Mississippi

Historical state, colonial, and territorial capitals

Most of the original Thirteen Colonies had their capitals occupied or attacked by the British during the American Revolutionary War. 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.

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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 since 1630; it is the oldest continuously running capital in the United States. Santa Fe, New Mexico, is the oldest capital city, having become capital in 1610 and interrupted only by the aforementioned Pueblo Revolt. An even older Spanish city, St. Augustine, Florida, served as a colonial capital from 1565 until about 1820, more than 250 years.

The table below includes the following information:

  1. The state, the year in which statehood was granted, and the state's capital are shown in bold type. NOTE: For the first thirteen states, formerly the Thirteen Colonies of Great Britain on the Atlantic seaboard, the year of statehood is shown as 1776 (United States Declaration of Independence) rather than the subsequent year each state ratified the 1787 United States Constitution. (See List of U.S. states by date of admission to the Union.)
  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. In many cases, capital cities of historical jurisdictions were outside of a state's present borders. (Those cities are generally indicated with the two-letter abbreviation for the U.S. state in which the former administrative capital is now located.)
StateCapitalDateNotes
**Alabama**
Statehood in 1819*San Agustín* (FL)1565Capital of the Spanish colony of *La Florida*.
Savannah (GA)1733Capital of the British proprietary Colony of Georgia.
1755Capital of the British Province of Georgia.
1776Capitals of the State of Georgia.
Augusta (GA)1778
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)1798Capitals of the Mississippi Territory.
Washington (MS)1802
St. Stephens1817Capital of the Alabama Territory.
Huntsville**1819**Capitals of the State of Alabama.
Cahawba1820
Tuscaloosa1826
**Montgomery**1846**Capital of the State of Alabama**.
(Capital of the Confederate States of America in 1861.)
**Alaska**
Statehood in 1959*Novo-Arkhangelsk*
Sitka1808Capital of the Russian colony of *Alaska*.
1867Capital of the Department of Alaska.
1900Capitals of the District of Alaska.
**Juneau**1906
1912Capital of the Territory of Alaska.
**1959****Capital of the State of Alaska**.
**Arizona**
Statehood in 1912Santa Fe (NM)1848Capital of the U.S. provisional government of New Mexico 1848–1850.
1850Capital of the U.S. Territory of New Mexico 1850–1912.
Mesilla (NM)1862Capital of the Confederate Territory of Arizona (southern New Mexico and Arizona 1862).
San Antonio (TX)1862Capital of the government-in-exile of the Confederate Territory of Arizona 1862–1865.
Fort Whipple1864Capitals of the U.S. Territory of Arizona.
Prescott1864
Tucson1867
Prescott1877
**Phoenix**1889
**1912****Capital of the State of Arizona**.
**Arkansas**
Statehood in 1836*Saint-Louis*
*San Luis*
St. Louis (MO)1765Capital of the Spanish (though predominantly Francophone) district of *Alta Louisiana*.
1800Capital of the French district of *La Haute-Louisiane*.
1804Capital of the District of Louisiana (under the authority of the Indiana Territory).
1805Capital of the Louisiana Territory.
1812Capital of the Missouri Territory.
Arkansas Post1819Capitals of the Arkansaw Territory.{{efnname=ArkansasThe name Arkansas has been pronounced and spelled in a variety of fashions. The region was organized as the Territory of Arkansaw on July 4, 1819, but the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Arkansas on June 15, 1836. The name was historically pronounced , , and several other variants. In 1881, the Arkansas General Assembly passed the following concurrent resolution (Arkansas Statutes, Title 1, Chapter 4, Section 105):
**Little Rock**1821
**1836****Capital of the State of Arkansas**.
(Washington was the Confederate state capital 1863–1865.)
**California**{{cite bookeditor-last=Ebberteditor-first=Brian S.author=E. Dotson Wilson
*Presidio Reál de San Carlos de Monterey*
Monterey
1777
1804Capital of the Spanish *Virreinato de la Nueva España* province of *Alta California*.
1821Capital of the Mexican province of *Alta California*.
1846Capital of the U.S. military government of California.
1849Capital of the Provisional Government of California.
*Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe***1850****Capitals of the State of California**.
Vallejo1852
Benicia1853
**Sacramento**1854
Colorado**Colorado**
Statehood in 1876Denver City1859Capitals of the extralegal Territory of Jefferson.
Golden City1860
Denver City1861Capitals of the Territory of Colorado.
Colorado City1862
Golden City1862
**Denver**1867
**1876****Capital of the State of Colorado**.
**Connecticut**
Statehood in 1776*Fort Amsterdam* (NY)1625Capital of the Dutch colony of *Nieuw-Nederland*.
Hartford1639Capital of the English Colony of Connecticut 1639–1686.
New-Haven1640Capital of the English Colony of New-Haven until its merger into the Connecticut Colony in 1662.
Boston (MA)1686Capital of the English Dominion of New-England in America.
Hartford1689Capital of the English Colony of Connecticut.
joint capitals1701Hartford 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.
1707Hartford 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 Christina*1638Capital of the Swedish colony of *Nya Sverige*.
*Fort Amsterdam*
*Nieuw-Amsterdam*
New-York
*Nieuw-Oranje*
New-York (NY)1655Capital of the Dutch province of *Nieuw-Nederland*.
1664Capital of the English Colony of New-York.
1673Capital of the Dutch military government of *Nieuw-Nederland*.
1674Capital of the English Colony of New-York.
Philadelphia (PA)1682Capital of the English Colony of Pennsylvania.
New Castle1704Capital of the English Lower Counties on the Delaware.
1707Capital of the British Lower Counties on the Delaware.
**1776****Capitals of the State of Delaware**.
**Dover**1777
**Florida**
Statehood in 1845*Fort de la Caroline*1564Capital of the French colony of *La Caroline* 1564–1565.
*San Agustín*
St. Augustine1565Capital of the Spanish province of *La Florida* 1565–1763.
1763Capital of the British province of East Florida 1763–1783.
1783Capital of the Spanish province of *Florida Oriental* 1783–1821.
*Santa María de Ochuse*
Pensacola1763Capital of the British province of British West Florida 1763–1783.
1783Capital of the Spanish province of *Florida Occidental* 1783–1821.
**Tallahassee**1824Capital of the Florida Territory.
**1845****Capital of the State of Florida**.
**Georgia**
Statehood in 1776*Fort de la Caroline*1564Capital of the French colony of *La Caroline* 1564–1565.
*San Agustín* (FL)1565Capital of the Spanish province of *La Florida*.
Savannah1733Capital of the British proprietary Colony of Georgia.
1755Capital of the British Province of Georgia.
**1776****Capitals of the State of Georgia**.
Augusta1778
Heard's Fort1780
Augusta1781
Savannah1782
Ebenezer1782
Savannah1784
Augusta1786
Louisville1796
Milledgeville1807
Macon1864
Milledgeville1865
**Atlanta**1868
**Hawaii**
Statehood in 1959*Lahaina*1820Capitals of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
**Honolulu**1845
1894Capital of the Republic of Hawaii.
1898Capital of the Territory of Hawaii.
**1959****Capital of the State of Hawaii**.
**Idaho**
Statehood in 1890Oregon City (OR)1843Capital of the Provisional Government of Oregon in the Oregon Country.
1848Capitals of the Territory of Oregon (all of Idaho 1848–1853, southern Idaho 1853–1859).
Salem (OR)1851
Olympia (WA)1853Capital of the Territory of Washington (northern Idaho 1853–1859, all of Idaho 1859–1863).
Lewiston1863Capitals of the Territory of Idaho.
**Boise**1865
**1890****Capital of the State of Idaho**.
**Illinois**
Statehood in 1818Marietta (OH)1788Capital of the Territory Northwest of the River Ohio.
Vincennes (IN)1800Capital of the Territory of Indiana.
Kaskaskia1809Capital of the Territory of Illinois.
**1818****Capitals of the State of Illinois**.
Vandalia1820
**Springfield**1839
**Indiana**
Statehood in 1816Marietta (OH)1788Capital of the Territory Northwest of the River Ohio.
Vincennes1800Capitals of the Territory of Indiana.
Corydon1813
**1816****Capitals of the State of Indiana**.
**Indianapolis**1825
**Iowa**
Statehood in 1846*Saint-Louis*
*San Luis*
St. Louis (MO)1765Capital of the Spanish (though predominantly Francophone) district of *Alta Louisiana*.
1800Capital of the French district of *La Haute-Louisiane*.
1804Capital of the District of Louisiana (under the authority of the Indiana Territory).
1805Capital of the Louisiana Territory.
1812Capital of the Missouri Territory (1812–1821).
Detroit (MI)1834Capital of the Territory of Michigan.
Belmont (WI)1836Capitals of the Territory of Wisconsin.
Burlington1837
1838Capitals of the Territory of Iowa.
Iowa City1841
**1846****Capitals of the State of Iowa**.
**Des Moines**1857
**Kansas**
Statehood in 1861*Saint-Louis*
*San Luis*
St. Louis (MO)1765Capital of the Spanish (though predominantly Francophone) district of *Alta Louisiana*.
1800Capital of the French district of *La Haute-Louisiane*.
1804Capital of the District of Louisiana (under the authority of the Indiana Territory).
1805Capital of the Louisiana Territory.
1812Capital of the Missouri Territory (1812–1821).
Pawnee1855Capital of the Kansas Territory (July 2 – 6).
Shawnee Mission1855Capital of the Kansas Territory.
Lecompton1856Capital *de jure* (pro-slavery) of the Territory of Kansas.
TopekaCapital *de facto* (anti-slavery) of the Territory of Kansas.
Minneola1858Declared capital by territorial legislature, although this action was later declared void.
**Topeka****1861****Capital of the State of Kansas**.
**Kentucky**
Statehood in 1792Williamsburg (VA)1699Capital of the English Colony of Virginia.
1707Capital of the British Colony of Virginia.
1776Capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Richmond (VA)1780
**Frankfort****1792****Capital of the Commonwealth of Kentucky**.
(The government initially met at Lexington but Frankfort was quickly named the capital. Bowling Green was the rival Confederate state capital 1861–62).
**Louisiana**
Statehood in 1812*San Agustín* (FL)1565Capital of the Spanish province of *La Florida*.
*La Mobile* (AL)1702Capitals of the French colony of *La Louisiane*.
*Bilocci* (MS)1720
*La Nouvelle-Orléans*
*Nueva Orleans*
New Orleans1722
1763Capital of the Spanish district of *Baja Louisiana*.
1800Capital of the French district of *La Basse-Louisiane*.
1804Capital of the Territory of Orleans.
**1812****Capitals of the State of Louisiana**.
(After the Union captured New Orleans in 1862, the Confederate seat of government relocated to Opelousas in 1862 and then to Shreveport in 1863.)
Donaldsonville1830
New Orleans1831
Baton Rouge1849
New Orleans1864
**Baton Rouge**1882
**Maine**
Statehood in 1820*Île Sainte-Croix*1604Capitals of the French colony of *l'Acadie*.
*Port-Royal* (NS)1605
Boston (MA)1630Capital of the English Colony of Massachusetts Bay.
1686Capital of the English Dominion of New-England in America.
1689Capital of the dissident Colony of Massachusetts Bay.
1691Capital of the English Province of Massachusetts Bay.
1707Capital of the British Province of Massachusetts Bay.
1774Capital of the dissident Province of Massachusetts Bay.
1776Capital of the State of Massachusetts Bay.
1780Capital of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Portland**1820**Capital of the State of Maine.
1827Capital *de facto* of the State of Maine.
**Augusta**Capital *de jure* of the State of Maine.
1832**Capital of the State of Maine**.
**Maryland**
Statehood in 1776St. Mary's City1634Capital of the English proprietary Colony of Maryland.
Anne Arundel's Towne
**Annapolis**
1694Capital of the English Province of Maryland.
1707Capital 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 1776Plimouth1620Capital of the English Colony of New-Plimouth 1620–1686.
Boston1630Capital of the English Colony of Massachusetts Bay 1630–1686.
1686Capital of the English Dominion of New-England in America 1686–1689.
Plimouth1688Capital of the dissident Colony of New-Plimouth 1688–1692.
**Boston**1689Capital of the dissident Colony of Massachusetts Bay 1689–1692.
1692Capital of the English Province of Massachusetts Bay.
1707Capital of the British Province of Massachusetts Bay.
1774Capital of the dissident Province of Massachusetts Bay.
**1776**Capital of the State of Massachusetts Bay.
1780**Capital of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts**.
**Michigan**
Statehood in 1837Marietta (OH)1788Capitals 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
Detroit1805Capital 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**
Statehood in 1858*Saint-Louis*
*San Luis*
St. Louis (MO)1765Capital of the Spanish (though predominantly Francophone) district of *Alta Louisiana* 1765–1800.
1800Capital of the French district of *la Haute-Louisiane* (west of Mississippi River 1800–1804).
1804Capital of the District of Louisiana (west of Mississippi River under the authority of the Indiana Territory 1804–1805).
1805Capital of the Territory of Louisiana (west of Mississippi River 1805–1812).
1812Capital of the Territory of Missouri (west of Mississippi River 1812–1821).
Marietta (OH)1788Capital of the Territory Northwest of the River Ohio (east of Mississippi River 1788–1800).
Vincennes (IN)1800Capital of the Territory of Indiana (east of Mississippi River 1800–1809).
Kaskaskia (IL)1809Capital of the Territory of Illinois (east of Mississippi River 1809–1818).
Detroit (MI)1818Capital of the Territory of Michigan (east of Mississippi River 1818–1834, all of Minnesota 1834–1836).
Belmont (WI)1836Capitals of the Territory of Wisconsin.
Burlington (IA)1837
1838Capital 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)1841Capital of the Territory of Iowa (west of Mississippi River 1841–1846).
**Saint Paul**1849Capital of the Territory of Minnesota.
**1858****Capital of the State of Minnesota**.
**Mississippi**
Statehood in 1817*San Agustín* (FL)1565Capital of the Spanish province of *La Florida*.
Savannah (GA)1733Capital of the British proprietary Colony of Georgia.
1755Capital of the British Province of Georgia.
1776Capitals of the State of Georgia.
Augusta (GA)1778
Heard's Fort (GA)1780
Augusta (GA)1781
Savannah (GA)1782
Ebenezer (GA)1782
Savannah (GA)1784
Augusta (GA)1786
Louisville (GA)1796
Natchez1798Capitals of the Territory of Mississippi.
Washington1802
Natchez**1817****Capitals of the State of Mississippi**.
**Jackson**1821
**Missouri**
Statehood in 1821*Saint-Louis*
*San Luis*
St. Louis1765Capital of the Spanish (though predominantly Francophone) district of *Alta Louisiana*.
1800Capital of the French district of *La Haute-Louisiane*.
1804Capital of the District of Louisiana (under the authority of the Indiana Territory).
1805Capital of the Louisiana Territory.
1812Capital of the Missouri Territory.
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**
Statehood in 1889*Saint-Louis*
*San Luis*
St. Louis (MO)1765Capital of the Spanish (though predominantly Francophone) district of *Alta Louisiana* (east of Continental Divide 1763–1800.)
1800Capital of the French district of *la Haute-Louisiane* (east of Continental Divide 1800–1804).
1804Capital of the District of Louisiana (east of Continental Divide under the authority of the Indiana Territory 1804–1805).
1805Capital of the Territory of Louisiana (east of Continental Divide 1805–1812).
1812Capital of the Territory of Missouri (east of Continental Divide 1812–1821).
Fort Vancouver (WA)1825Capital *de facto* of the Oregon Country (west of Continental Divide 1818–1843).
Oregon City (OR)1843Capital of the Provisional Government of Oregon (west of Continental Divide 1843–1848).
1848Capitals of the Territory of Oregon (west of Continental Divide 1848–1853).
Salem (OR)1851
Olympia (WA)1853Capital of the Territory of Washington (west of Continental Divide 1853–1863).
Omaha (NE)1854Capital of the Territory of Nebraska (east of Continental Divide 1854–1861).
Yankton (SD)1861Capital of the Territory of Dakota (east of Continental Divide 1861–1863).
Lewiston (ID)1863Capital of the Territory of Idaho.
Bannack1864Capitals of the Territory of Montana.
Virginia City1865
**Helena**1875
**1889****Capital of the State of Montana**.
**Nebraska**
Statehood in 1867*Saint-Louis*
*San Luis*
St. Louis (MO)1765Capital of the Spanish (though predominantly Francophone) district of *Alta Louisiana*.
1800Capital of the French district of *la Haute-Louisiane*.
1804Capital of the District of Louisiana (under the authority of the Indiana Territory).
1805Capital of the Territory of Louisiana.
1812Capital of the Territory of Missouri (1812–1821).
Omaha1854Capitals of the Territory of Nebraska.
Lancaster
**Lincoln**1867
**1867****Capital of the State of Nebraska**.
**Nevada**
Statehood in 1864Fillmore (UT)1850Capitals of the Territory of Utah.
Salt Lake City (UT)1858
**Genoa**1861Capital of the Territory of Nevada.
**Carson City**1861Capital of the Territory of Nevada.
**1864****Capital of the State of Nevada**.
**New Hampshire**
Statehood in 1776Boston (MA)1630Capital of the English Colony of Massachusetts Bay.
Portsmouth1680Capital of the English Province of New Hampshire.
Boston (MA)1686Capital of the English Dominion of New-England in America.
Portsmouth1689Capital of the dissident Province of New Hampshire.
1691Capital of the English Province of New Hampshire.
1698Capital of the English Province of New Hampshire under jurisdiction of the Royal Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay.
1707Capital of the British Province of New Hampshire under jurisdiction of the Royal Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay.
1741Capital of the British Province of New Hampshire.
Exeter1775Capital 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)
New-York (NY)1625Capital of the Dutch colony of *Nieuw-Nederland*.
1652Capital of the Dutch province of *Nieuw-Nederland*.
1664Capital of the English Province of New York.
Elizabethtown (now Elizabeth)1665Capital of the English Province of New Jersey.
Perth Amboy1673Capital of the English Province of East Jersey 1673–1688.
BurlingtonCapital of the English Province of West Jersey 1673–1688.
Boston (MA)1688Capital of the English Dominion of New-England in America 1688–1689.
Perth Amboy1689Capital of the English Province of East Jersey 1689–1702.
BurlingtonCapital of the English Province of West Jersey 1689–1702.
joint capitals1702East 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.
1707Joint 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*1598Capitals of the Spanish *Virreinato de la Nueva España* province of *Santa Fe de Nuevo México*.
*La Villa Real de la Santa Fe de San Francisco de Asís*1610
*El Paso del Norte* (now Ciudad Juárez CHH)1680Capital of the Spanish *Virreinato de la Nueva España* province-in-exile of *Santa Fe de Nuevo México* (Pueblo Revolt 1680–1692).
*La Villa Real de la Santa Fé de San Francisco de Asís*
Santa Fe1692Capital of the Spanish *Virreinato de la Nueva España* province of *Santa Fe de Nuevo México*.
1821Capital of the Mexican province of *Santa Fe de Nuevo México*.
1824Capital of the Mexican territory of *Santa Fe de Nuevo México*.
1846Capital of the U.S. military government of New Mexico 1846.
1846Capital of the U.S. provisional government of New Mexico 1846–1850.
1850Capital of the U.S. Territory of New Mexico 1850–1912.
**Santa Fe****1912****Capital of the State of New Mexico**.
**New York**
Statehood in 1776*Fort Amsterdam
Nieuw-Amsterdam*
New-York
*Nieuw-Oranje*
New-York1625Capital of the Dutch colony of *Nieuw-Nederland* (*Novum Belgium*).
1652Capital of the Dutch province of *Nieuw-Nederland*.
1664Capital of the English Province of New York.
1673Capital of the Dutch military government of *Nieuw-Nederland*.
1674Capital of the English Province of New York.
Boston (MA)1688Capital of the English Dominion of New-England in America.
New-York1689Capital of the dissident government of New-York.
1691Capital of the English Province of New York.
1707Capital of the British Province of New York.
**1776**Capitals of the State of New York.
Kingston1777
Hurley1777
Poughkeepsie1777
New York1788Capital 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)1565Capital of the Spanish province of *La Florida*.
Charlestown (SC)1670Capital of the English Province of Carolina.
1707Capital of the British Province of Carolina.
New Bern1712Capital of the British Province of North Carolina.
**1776****Capitals of the State of North Carolina**.
Fayetteville1789
**Raleigh**1794
**North Dakota**
Statehood in 1889*Saint-Louis*
*San Luis*
St. Louis (MO)1765Capital of the Spanish (though predominantly Francophone) district of *Alta Louisiana*.
1800Capital of the French district of *la Haute-Louisiane*.
1804Capital of the District of Louisiana (under the authority of the Indiana Territory).
1805Capital of the Territory of Louisiana.
1812Capital of the Territory of Missouri (1812–1821).
Detroit (MI)1834Capital of the Territory of Michigan (east of Missouri River and White Earth River 1834–1836).
Belmont (WI)1836Capitals of the Territory of Wisconsin (east of Missouri River and White Earth River 1836–1838).
Burlington (IA)1837
1838Capitals of the Territory of Iowa (east of Missouri River and White Earth River 1838–1846).
Iowa City (IA)1841
Saint Paul (MN)1849Capital of the Territory of Minnesota (east of Missouri River and White Earth River 1849–1858).
Omaha (NE)1854Capital of the Territory of Nebraska (west of Missouri River or White Earth River 1854–1861).
Yankton (SD)1861Capitals of the Territory of Dakota.
**Bismarck**1883
**1889****Capital of the State of North Dakota**.
**Ohio**
Statehood in 1803Marietta1788Capitals of the Territory Northwest of the River Ohio.
Chillicothe1800
**1803****Capitals of the State of Ohio**.
Zanesville1810
Chillicothe1812
**Columbus**1816
**Oklahoma**
Statehood in 1907*Saint-Louis*
*San Luis*
St. Louis (MO)1765Capital of the Spanish (though predominantly Francophone) district of *Alta Louisiana*.
1800Capital of the French district of *la Haute-Louisiane*.
1804Capital of the District of Louisiana (under the authority of the Indiana Territory).
1805Capital of the Territory of Louisiana.
1812Capital of the Territory of Missouri.
Arkansas Post (AR)1819Capitals of the Territory of Arkansaw (south of the parallel 36°30' north 1819–1824, southeastern Oklahoma 1824–1828).
Little Rock (AR)1821
Fort Gibson1824*De facto* capital of the Indian Territory.
Tahlequah1838Capital of the Cherokee Nation.
Tuskahoma1838Capital of the Choctaw Nation.
Tishomingo1855Capital of the Chickasaw Nation.
Wewoka1866Capital of the Seminole Nation.
Okmulgee1867Capital of the Creek Nation.
Pawhuska1872Capital of the Osage Nation.
Guthrie1889Capital of the Territory of Oklahoma.
**1907****Capitals of the State of Oklahoma**.
**Oklahoma City**1910
**Oregon**
Statehood in 1859Champoeg1843Temporary capital of the disputed Oregon Country.
Oregon City1843Capital of the Provisional Government of Oregon in the Oregon Country.{{cite booklast=Clarke
1848Capitals of the Territory of Oregon.
Salem1851
Corvallis1855
**Salem**1855
**1859****Capital of the State of Oregon**.
**Pennsylvania**
Statehood in 1776*Fort Christina*1638Capital of the Swedish colony of *Nya Sverige*.
Philadelphia1682Capital of the English proprietary Colony of Pennsylvania.
1707Capital 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).
Lancaster1799Capital 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 1776Providence1636Capital of the English Colony of Providence 1636–1644.
Portsmouth1639Capital of the English Colony of Aquidneck Island 1639–1644.
1644Capital of the English Colony of Rhode Island.
Providence1644Capital of the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
Boston (MA)1686Capital of the English Dominion of New-England in America.
Providence1689Capital of the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
1707Capital 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 capitals1854From 1854 to 1899, the legislature of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations alternated sessions between Providence and Newport.
**Providence**1900Capital of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
2020**Capital of the State of Rhode Island**.
**South Carolina**
Statehood in 1776*Charlesfort* (SC)1562Capital of the French colony of *Floride françoise*.
*San Agustín* (FL)1565Capital of the Spanish province of *La Florida*.
Charlestown1670Capital of the English Province of Carolina.
1707Capital of the British Province of Carolina.
1712Capital 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)1765Capital of the Spanish (though predominantly Francophone) district of *Alta Louisiana*.
1800Capital of the French district of *la Haute-Louisiane*.
1804Capital of the District of Louisiana (under the authority of the Indiana Territory.)
1805Capital of the Territory of Louisiana.
1812Capital of the Territory of Missouri (1812–1821).
Detroit (MI)1834Capital of the Territory of Michigan (east of Missouri River 1834–1836).
Belmont (WI)1836Capitals of the Territory of Wisconsin (east of Missouri River 1836–1838).
Burlington (IA)1837
1838Capitals of the Territory of Iowa (east of Missouri River 1838–1846).
Iowa City (IA)1841
Saint Paul (MN)1849Capital of the Territory of Minnesota (east of Missouri River 1849–1858).
Omaha (NE)1854Capital of the Territory of Nebraska (west of Missouri River 1854–1861).
Yankton1861Capitals of the Territory of Dakota.
Bismarck (ND)1883
**Pierre****1889****Capital of the State of South Dakota**.
**Tennessee**
Statehood in 1796New Bern (NC)1712Capital of the British Province of North Carolina.
1776Capital of the State of North Carolina.
Rocky Mount1790Capitals of the Territory South of the River Ohio.
White's Fort
Knoxville1791
**1796**Capital of the State of Tennessee.
Kingston1807Capital of the State of Tennessee for one day in 1807 to fulfill treaty obligations with the Cherokee Nation.
Knoxville1807**Capitals of the State of Tennessee**.
Nashville1812
Knoxville1817
Murfreesboro1818
**Nashville**1826
**Texas**
Statehood in 1845*Los Adaes* (LA)1729Capitals of the Spanish province of *Tejas*.
*San Antonio de Béxar* (now San Antonio)1772
*Saltillo* (COA)1824Capitals of the Mexican province of *Coahuila y Tejas*.
*Monclova* (COA)1833
*San Felipe de Austin*1835Capital of the Provisional Government of Texas.
Washington (now Washington-on-the-Brazos)1836Capitals of the Republic of Texas.
Galveston1836
Harrisburg1836
Velasco1836
Columbia1836
Houston1837
**Austin**1839
**1845****Capital of the State of Texas**.
**Utah**
Statehood in 1896Salt Lake City1849Capital of the extralegal State of Deseret.
Fillmore1850Capitals of the Territory of Utah.
**Salt Lake City**1858
**1896****Capital of the State of Utah**.
**Vermont**
Statehood in 1791Westminster1777Capitals of the Republic of New Connecticut.
Windsor1777
1777Capital of the Vermont Republic.
**1791****Capitals of the State of Vermont**.
**Montpelier**1805
**Virginia**
Statehood in 1776*San Agustín* (FL)1565Capital of the Spanish province of *La Florida*.
Jamestown1607Capitals of the English Colony of Virginia.
Middle Plantation
Williamsburg1698
1707Capital 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**
Statehood in 1889Champoeg (OR)1843Temporary capital of the disputed Oregon Country.
Oregon City (OR)1843Capital of the Provisional Government of Oregon in the Oregon Country.
1848Capitals of the Territory of Oregon.
Salem (OR)1851
**Olympia**1853Capital of the Territory of Washington.
**1889****Capital of the State of Washington**.
**West Virginia**
Statehood in 1863Jamestown (VA)1619Capitals of the English Colony of Virginia.
Middle Plantation (VA)
Williamsburg (VA)1698
1707Capital of the British Colony of Virginia.
1776Capitals of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Richmond (VA)1780
Wheeling1861Capital of the rival pro-Union government of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
**1863****Capitals of the State of West Virginia**.
Charleston1870
Wheeling1875
**Charleston**1885
**Wisconsin**
Statehood in 1848Marietta (OH)1788Capital of the Territory Northwest of the River Ohio.
Vincennes (IN)1800Capital of the Territory of Indiana.
Kaskaskia (IL)1809Capital of the Territory of Illinois.
Detroit (MI)1818Capital of the Territory of Michigan.
Belmont1836Capitals of the Territory of Wisconsin.
Burlington (IA)1837
**Madison**1838
**1848****Capital of the State of Wisconsin**.
**Wyoming**
Statehood in 1890Lewiston (ID)1863Capital of the Territory of Idaho.
Yankton (SD)1864Capital of the Territory of Dakota.
**Cheyenne**1869Capital of the Territory of Wyoming.
**1890****Capital of the State of Wyoming**.

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