U.S. capitals named after people - Statistics

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Honoree description	Capital	State	Name of honoree	% Correct
U.S. president	Jackson	Mississippi	Andrew Jackson	97%
German chancellor	Bismarck	North Dakota	Otto von Bismarck	92%
European explorer	Columbus	Ohio	Christopher Columbus	86%
U.S. president	Madison	Wisconsin	James Madison	86%
British politician	Raleigh	North Carolina	Sir Walter Raleigh	86%
U.S. president	Jefferson City	Missouri	Thomas Jefferson	84%
U.S. president	Lincoln	Nebraska	Abraham Lincoln	84%
Pioneer	Austin	Texas	Stephen F. Austin	81%
Businessperson	Pierre	South Dakota	Pierre Chouteau, Jr.	81%
Christian apostle	St. Paul	Minnesota	St. Paul	81%
Daughter of Secretary of War	Augusta	Maine	Augusta Dearborn	76%
Possibly father of town founder	Charleston	West Virginia	Charles Clendenin	76%
Revolutionary War general	Nashville	Tennessee	Francis Nash	76%
British royalty	Albany	New York	Duke of Albany and later James II	73%
Pioneer and soldier	Carson City	Nevada	Kit Carson	73%
Pioneer	Frankfort	Kentucky	Stephen Frank	73%
Revolutionary War general	Montgomery	Alabama	Richard Montgomery	73%
British royalty	Annapolis	Maryland	Princess (later Queen) Anne	70%
European explorer	Columbia	South Carolina	Christopher Columbus	70%
Businessperson	Harrisburg	Pennsylvania	James Harris, Sr.	65%
Businessperson	Trenton	New Jersey	William Trent	62%
Civil War general	Denver	Colorado	James Denver	59%
Gold prospector	Juneau	Alaska	Joe Juneau	54%
European explorer	District of Columbia	United States	Christopher Columbus	8%

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