Every City to Serve as State Capital

Can you guess each state's various capital cities throughout history?
Counting state capitals starts at the day they gained statehood.
*Connecticut and Rhode Island had multiple capitals at once.
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State
Year
City
Alabama
1819-1820
Huntsville
1820-1826
Cahawba
1826-1846
Tuscaloosa
1846-present
Montgomery
Alaska
1959-present
Juneau
Arizona
1912-present
Phoenix
Arkansas
1836-present
Little Rock
California
1850-1852
San Jose
1852-1853
Vallejo
1853-1854
Benicia
1854-present
Sacramento
Colorado
1876-present
Denver
Connecticut
1788-present
Hartford
1788-1875*
New Haven
Delaware
1787-present
Dover
Florida
1845-present
Tallahassee
Georgia
1788-1796
Augusta
1796-1807
Louisville
1807-1864
Milledgeville
1864-1865
Macon
1865-1868
Milledgeville
1868-present
Atlanta
Hawaii
1959-present
Honolulu
Idaho
1890-present
Boise
Illinois
1818-1820
Kaskaskia
1820-1839
Vandalia
1839-present
Springfield
Indiana
1816-1825
Corydon
1825-present
Indianapolis
Iowa
1846-1857
Iowa City
1857-present
Des Moines
Kansas
1861-present
Topeka
Kentucky
1792-present
Frankfort
Louisiana
1812-1830
New Orleans
1830-1831
Donaldsonville
1831-1849
New Orleans
1849-1864
Baton Rouge
1864-1882
New Orleans
1882-present
Baton Rouge
Maine
1820-1827
Portland
1827-present
Augusta
Maryland
1788-present
Annapolis
Massachusetts
1788-present
Boston
Michigan
1837-1847
Detroit
1847-present
Lansing
Minnesota
1858-present
St. Paul
Mississippi
1817-1821
Natchez
1821-present
Jackson
Missouri
1821-1826
St. Charles
Missouri
1826-present
Jefferson City
Montana
1889-present
Helena
Nebraska
1867-present
Lincoln
Nevada
1864-present
Carson City
New Hampshire
1788-1808
Exeter
1808-present
Concord
New Jersey
1787-present
Trenton
New Mexico
1912-present
Santa Fe
New York
1788-1797
New York City
1797-present
Albany
North Carolina
1789-1794
Fayetteville
1794-present
Raleigh
North Dakota
1889-present
Bismark
Ohio
1803-1810
Chillicothe
1810-1812
Zanesville
1812-1816
Chillicothe
1816-present
Columbus
Oklahoma
1907-1910
Guthrie
1910-present
Oklahoma City
Oregon
1859-present
Salem
Pennsylvania
1787-1799
Philadelphia
1799-1812
Lancaster
1812-present
Harrisburg
Rhode Island
1790-1854*
Bristol
1790-1854*
East Greenwich
1790-1854*
South Kingstown
1790-1899*
Newport
1790-present
Providence
South Carolina
1788-present
Columbia
South Dakota
1889-present
Pierre
Tennessee
1796-1807
White's Fort
Knoxville
1807
Kingston
1807-1812
Knoxville
1812-1817
Nashville
1817-1818
Knoxville
1818-1826
Murfreesboro
1826-present
Nashville
Texas
1845-present
Austin
Utah
1896-present
Salt Lake City
Vermont
1791-1805
Windsor
1805-present
Montpelier
Virginia
1788-present
Richmond
Washington
1889-present
Olympia
West Virginia
1863-1870
Wheeling
1870-1875
Charleston
1875-1885
Wheeling
1885-present
Charleston
Wisconsin
1848-present
Madison
Wyoming
1890-present
Cheyenne
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2 Comments
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Level 92
Dec 18, 2024
Might want to double check your answer for Maryland.
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Level 74
Dec 18, 2024
Fixed