Non-Original U.S. State Capitals

Name the current U.S. state capitals that were NOT the capital when their state first achieved statehood.

Dates with asterisks indicate that the city was also the state capital for a period before that date.

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Statehood	Capital Since	Capital
1787	1812	Harrisburg
1788	1797	Albany
1788	1808	Concord
1788	1868	Atlanta
1789	1794	Raleigh
1791	1805	Montpelier
1796	1826*	Nashville
1803	1816	Columbus
1812	1880*	Baton Rouge
1816	1825	Indianapolis

Statehood	Capital Since	Capital
1817	1821	Jackson
1818	1839	Springfield
1819	1846	Montgomery
1820	1832	Augusta
1821	1826	Jefferson City
1837	1847	Lansing
1846	1857	Des Moines
1850	1854	Sacramento
1863	1885*	Charleston
1907	1910	Oklahoma City