| This Mississippi capital was named for a general who later became president |
Jackson (Mississippi) |
200 |
November 11, 2013 |
| This Mississippi capital was named for a general who later became president |
Jackson (Mississippi) |
200 |
November 11, 2013 |
| Its National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific contains the graves of WWII, Korean War & Vietnam War dead |
Honolulu |
400 |
November 11, 2013 |
| Its National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific contains the graves of WWII, Korean War & Vietnam War dead |
Honolulu |
400 |
November 11, 2013 |
| This New England state capital lies on the main pass through the Green Mountains |
Montpelier |
600 |
November 11, 2013 |
| This New England state capital lies on the main pass through the Green Mountains |
Montpelier |
600 |
November 11, 2013 |
| Huey Long's grave has an honored place on the grounds of this city's capital building |
Baton Rouge |
800 |
November 11, 2013 |
| Huey Long's grave has an honored place on the grounds of this city's capital building |
Baton Rouge |
800 |
November 11, 2013 |
| French-Canadian trappers named it for the tree-lined river that provided relief for those crossing the Snake River Plain |
Boise |
|
November 11, 2013 |
| French-Canadian trappers named it for the tree-lined river that provided relief for those crossing the Snake River Plain |
Boise |
|
November 11, 2013 |
| The state capital out in the middle of the Pacific Ocean |
Honolulu |
200 |
July 7, 2011 |
| This Missouri capital is one of the 4 named after a U.S. president |
Jefferson City |
400 |
July 7, 2011 |
| One of the 2 that end in "polis" |
Annapolis (or Indianapolis) |
600 |
July 7, 2011 |
| It's the northernmost state capital; it can get real cold there too |
Juneau |
800 |
July 7, 2011 |
| As governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger had his office in this state capital |
Sacramento |
1000 |
July 7, 2011 |
| The key on this capital's corporate seal represents it beit the key to the Rocky Mountain region |
Denver |
200 |
December 28, 2010 |
| The official website of this capital city can be found at talgov.com |
Tallahassee |
400 |
December 28, 2010 |
| A sign in this Oregon capital marks the 45th parallel "half way between the equator and the North Pole" |
Salem |
600 |
December 28, 2010 |
| It began as a trading post called La Petite Roche to distinguish it from a high bluff farther upstream |
Little Rock |
800 |
December 28, 2010 |
| In 1873 the town of Edwinton was renamed this by the Northern Pacific Railroad to honor the German Chancellor |
Bismarck |
|
December 28, 2010 |
| This site was uninhabited woods when James Doty persuaded the Wisconsin legislature to put the capital there |
Madison |
200 |
February 24, 2010 |
| It's home to Grand Canyon university |
Phoenix |
400 |
February 24, 2010 |
| Troy & Schenectady are part of this state capital's metropolitan area |
Albany |
600 |
February 24, 2010 |
| This capital was created when adjoining settlements, East Alabama & Alabama, merged in 1819 |
Montgomery |
1000 |
February 24, 2010 |
| This capital closest to Sutter's Mill served as a supply center for the Forty-Niners |
Sacramento |
|
February 24, 2010 |
| In 1821 Mississippi named its capital for this hero of the War of 1812; he didn't become president until 8 years later |
(Andrew) Jackson |
200 |
July 20, 2007 |
| When Kansas became a state in 1861, this city became capital |
Topeka |
400 |
July 20, 2007 |
| This capital lies in the Eagle Valley about 30 miles south of Reno |
Carson City |
600 |
July 20, 2007 |
| Tempe is a southern suburb of this state capital |
Phoenix |
800 |
July 20, 2007 |
| A statue of Ethan Allen stands within the portico of the state capitol building in this city |
Montpelier |
|
July 20, 2007 |
| Pass the grape jelly & name this state capital of New Hampshire |
Concord |
200 |
May 1, 2007 |
| It's the capital of the Evergreen State |
Olympia |
400 |
May 1, 2007 |
| Much of the trendy Back Bay area of this state capital is built on a landfill |
Boston |
600 |
May 1, 2007 |
| It's where you'll find the Robert C. Byrd U.S. Courthouse |
Charleston |
1000 |
May 1, 2007 |
| Because he believed God led him there, Roger Williams named a state capital this |
Providence |
|
May 1, 2007 |
| We're not sure whether the Spanish ship on its city flag represents the Nina, Pinta, or Santa Maria |
Columbus (Ohio) |
200 |
February 8, 2007 |
| This capital was created by the Missouri legislature & laid out by the son of Daniel Boone in the 1820s |
Jefferson City |
400 |
February 8, 2007 |
| One of the major attractions in this state capital is the tomb of Abraham Lincoln in Oak Ridge Cemetery |
Springfield |
800 |
February 8, 2007 |
| This capital began as a small Dutch outpost, Fort Nassau, built on Westerlo Island in the Hudson River |
Albany (New York) |
1000 |
February 8, 2007 |
| Mount Rainier is visible to the east from its state capitol building |
Olympia (Washington) |
|
February 8, 2007 |
| One of its nicknames is the "City of Paul Revere" |
Boston |
200 |
January 9, 2006 |
| One of the world's largest pipe organs is found in the tabernacle in this state capital |
Salt Lake City |
400 |
January 9, 2006 |
| In 1860 & 1861 Pony Express riders carried the mail from St. Joseph, Mo. ending in this Western capital |
Sacramento |
600 |
January 9, 2006 |
| Rosa Parks helped make this city "The Birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement" |
Montgomery |
800 |
January 9, 2006 |
| 4 cities lie within this state capital's city limits: Beech Grove, Southport, Lawrence & Speedway |
Indianapolis |
1000 |
January 9, 2006 |
| Nebraska Wesleyan University is in this state capital |
Lincoln |
200 |
January 5, 2005 |
| (Hi, I'm Tim Russert of NBC's Meet the Press.) Before joining NBC News, I observed politics firsthand as a lawyer working in the N.Y. Governor's office in this state capital |
Albany |
400 |
January 5, 2005 |
| This state capital is home to one of the armed forces academies |
Annapolis |
600 |
January 5, 2005 |
| (Hi, I'm Tucker Carlson of CNN's Crossfire.) One of my first jobs in journalism was as a staff writer at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette in this state capital |
Little Rock |
800 |
January 5, 2005 |
| It's the state capital whose major newspaper is a "Bee" |
Sacramento |
1000 |
January 5, 2005 |
| This Nevada capital was founded by Abraham Curry, who named it for a famous frontier scout |
Carson City |
200 |
October 22, 2004 |
| More than half of all U.S. coins are made at the mint in this "Mile High City" |
Denver |
400 |
October 22, 2004 |
| This state capital was founded by John Sutter, Jr. a year after gold was discovered on his father's sawmill |
Sacramento |
600 |
October 22, 2004 |
| Peter Stuyvesant gave it the name Beverwyck in 1652; 12 years later it was given its present name |
Albany (New York) |
1000 |
October 22, 2004 |
| The 20-foot tall statue that stands in this capital's City Hall Plaza was a gift from the citizens of Genoa, Italy |
Columbus (Ohio) |
|
October 22, 2004 |
| Its 44-story office tower is the tallest structure in New York outside of Manhattan |
Albany |
200 |
May 18, 2004 |
| In 1819 East Alabama & New Philadelphia were consolidated into this |
Montgomery |
400 |
May 18, 2004 |
| It lies about 50 miles south of Portland on the Willamette river |
Salem(, Oregon) |
800 |
May 18, 2004 |
| It lies about 50 miles northeast of Portland on the Kennebec river |
Augusta(, Maine) |
1000 |
May 18, 2004 |
| This capital founded by gold miners has over 100 days a year of below freezing temperatures |
Juneau(, Alaska) |
|
May 18, 2004 |
| A bronze statue known as "The Independent Man" tops the Rhode Island state house in this city |
Providence |
200 |
February 25, 2004 |
| Opened in 1917, the Museum of Fine Arts in this city was built in the Pueblo Revival style |
Santa Fe |
400 |
February 25, 2004 |
| Hollywood Cemetery in this city is the final resting place of James Monroe, John Tyler & Jefferson Davis |
Richmond |
600 |
February 25, 2004 |
| The exterior of the gov.'s mansion in Tallahassee was inspired by the Hermitage in this other state capital |
Nashville |
1000 |
February 25, 2004 |
| This city dropped the word "Great" from its name in 1868, while it was still a territorial capital |
Salt Lake City |
|
February 25, 2004 |
| Before he was president, George W. Bush occupied the governor's mansion in this city |
Austin, Texas |
200 |
January 16, 2004 |
| It's home to the NHL's Avalanche & also to a U.S. Mint |
Denver |
400 |
January 16, 2004 |
| Anthony Trollope called this capital "on the River Kentucky" "As quietly dull a little town as I ever entered" |
Frankfort |
800 |
January 16, 2004 |
| This capital is also the seat of Kennebec County |
Augusta, Maine |
1000 |
January 16, 2004 |
| 2 of the 4 state capitals with the word "City" in their names |
(2 of 4) Carson City, Jefferson City, Oklahoma City & Salt Lake City |
|
January 16, 2004 |
| If you want to check out the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library, go to this state capital |
Austin |
200 |
February 24, 2003 |
| Its name is French for "red stick" |
Baton Rouge |
400 |
February 24, 2003 |
| With a population of over one million, this Southwestern city is the most populous state capital |
Phoenix |
800 |
February 24, 2003 |
| Its Strom Thurmond Federal Building was completed in 1979 |
Columbia |
1000 |
February 24, 2003 |
| Among its nicknames are "Zion" & "The New Jerusalem" |
Salt Lake City |
|
February 24, 2003 |
| The governor's mansion housing George Pataki is in this city |
Albany |
100 |
November 5, 2001 |
| In 1861 Abe Lincoln moved from this Illinois city and headed for D.C. |
Springfield |
200 |
November 5, 2001 |
| Think about it...this city was first settled by John Harris around 1718 |
Harrisburg |
300 |
November 5, 2001 |
| It's known as "The Crossroads of the Pacific" |
Honolulu |
500 |
November 5, 2001 |
| Huey Long was shot at the state capitol in this city in 1935 |
Baton Rouge |
|
November 5, 2001 |
| A statue of King Kamehameha I stands guard outside the judiciary building in this capital city |
Honolulu |
100 |
May 11, 2001 |
| From 1701 to 1875 New Haven & this city were twin capitals of Connecticut; today it's the only one |
Hartford |
200 |
May 11, 2001 |
| The capitol building in this city was designed by Thomas Jefferson |
Richmond |
300 |
May 11, 2001 |
| This state capital is in the Green Mountains along the Winooski River |
Montpelier |
500 |
May 11, 2001 |
| The French called a land formation La Petite Roche, thus giving this capital its name |
Little Rock |
|
May 11, 2001 |
| This Colorado capital was the first city to use the Community Chest to finance its charitable agencies |
Denver |
100 |
February 8, 2001 |
| This state capital is located about 2,500 miles west of Los Angeles |
Honolulu |
200 |
February 8, 2001 |
| You'll find the John F. Kennedy Federal Building in this state capital |
Boston |
300 |
February 8, 2001 |
| This capital is the headquarters for UPS, the Turner Broadcasting System & Delta Air Lines |
Atlanta |
500 |
February 8, 2001 |
| This state capital's metropolitan area includes the cities of Glendale, Scottsdale & Sun City |
Phoenix |
|
February 8, 2001 |
| In 1977 this Florida city replaced its old capitol building with a new high-rise capitol |
Tallahassee |
100 |
November 9, 2000 |
| The name of this Southwestern capital is Spanish for "holy faith" |
Santa Fe, New Mexico |
200 |
November 9, 2000 |
| Abraham Lincoln moved to this capital city in 1837 |
Springfield, Illinois |
300 |
November 9, 2000 |
| America's oldest public art museum, the Wadsworth Atheneum, is in this city whose name contains the word "art" |
Hartford |
400 |
November 9, 2000 |
| In 1957 this city's Central High was at the center of a desegregation battle |
Little Rock, Arkansas |
500 |
November 9, 2000 |
| In the old railway line it fell between Atchison & Santa Fe |
Topeka, Kansas |
100 |
October 23, 2000 |
| Capitals named for women include the capital of Maryland & this Maine capital |
Augusta |
200 |
October 23, 2000 |
| It's the capital of the state nicknamed "Heart of Dixie" |
Montgomery, Alabama |
300 |
October 23, 2000 |
| A synonym for this New England state capital could be what's symbolized by the sign here[Deer Crossing] |
Hartford, Connecticut |
500 |
October 23, 2000 |
| In 1999 the team once known as the Houston Oilers made a slick move to this capital |
Nashville (Tennessee Titans) |
|
October 23, 2000 |
| Put on your sunscreen & head to Waikiki Beach, a popular tourist spot in this capital city |
Honolulu |
100 |
October 4, 2000 |
| It was the site of a famous "Tea Party", December 16, 1773 |
Boston |
200 |
October 4, 2000 |
| During the Civil War, Union troops led by Sherman captured & burned much of this Georgia capital |
Atlanta |
300 |
October 4, 2000 |
| It's the capital of the most populous U.S. state |
Sacramento (California) |
500 |
October 4, 2000 |
| The capital of Mississippi was named for this man, even before he became president |
Andrew Jackson |
|
October 4, 2000 |
| This Utah capital lies about 15 miles from the body of water for which it was named |
Salt Lake City |
100 |
November 4, 1999 |
| Iolani Palace in this capital city was once home to monarchs |
Honolulu |
200 |
November 4, 1999 |
| This city was laid out in the late 1840s on property once owned by John Sutter |
Sacramento |
300 |
November 4, 1999 |
| You'll find this state capital near the eastern end of the Erie Canal |
Albany |
500 |
November 4, 1999 |
| What a discovery! Genoa, Italy is an appropriate sister city of this state capital |
Columbus, Ohio |
|
November 4, 1999 |
| Massachusetts |
Boston |
100 |
September 10, 1999 |
| Nevada |
Carson City |
200 |
September 10, 1999 |
| North Dakota |
Bismarck |
300 |
September 10, 1999 |
| Pennsylvania |
Harrisburg |
400 |
September 10, 1999 |
| West Virginia |
Charleston |
500 |
September 10, 1999 |
| In 1955 Martin Luther King, Jr. led a boycott of this Alabama capital's segregated bus system |
Montgomery |
100 |
May 3, 1999 |
| One of the 2 state capitals whose names include that of the state |
Indianapolis or Oklahoma City |
200 |
May 3, 1999 |
| (Hi, I'm Kristi Yamaguchi) In 2002 the Winter Olympics are scheduled to take place in this state capital |
Salt Lake City |
300 |
May 3, 1999 |
| The name of this capital is French for "red stick" |
Baton Rouge |
400 |
May 3, 1999 |
| Dating from 1764, this city's "Courant" is one of our nation's oldest newspapers |
Hartford |
500 |
May 3, 1999 |
| Musically, this capital is known for its "Pops" concerts & summer concerts on the Charles River Esplanade |
Boston |
100 |
April 19, 1999 |
| This small capital lies at the western edge of its state's Bluegrass region |
Frankfort, Kentucky |
200 |
April 19, 1999 |
| A statue of Ethan Allen graces the Capitol Building portico in this city |
Montpelier, Vermont |
400 |
April 19, 1999 |
| This capital's executive mansion was once the home of James G. Blaine |
Augusta, Maine |
500 |
April 19, 1999 |
| It was the original western terminus of the Transcontinental Railroad |
Sacramento |
|
April 19, 1999 |
| Over 10 interstate & U.S. highways funnel into this Indiana capital; thus its nickname, the "Crossroads of America" |
Indianapolis |
100 |
March 2, 1999 |
| Although Delaware's capital since 1777, it wasn't incorporated as a city until 1929 |
Dover |
200 |
March 2, 1999 |
| Now a museum, the old Governor's Mansion in this capital was constructed by Huey P. Long in 1930 |
Baton Rouge |
300 |
March 2, 1999 |
| Its newspapers include the Globe, the Herald & the Christian Science Monitor |
Boston |
500 |
March 2, 1999 |
| In the 1860s, it became the last of 4 capitals to be named for a U.S. president |
Lincoln |
|
March 2, 1999 |
| MacArthur Park in this Arkansas capital honors General Douglas MacArthur, not Richard Harris |
Little Rock |
100 |
September 16, 1998 |
| This capital has been home to the NBA's Kings since 1985 |
Sacramento |
200 |
September 16, 1998 |
| Its one daily newspaper is the Idaho Statesman |
Boise |
300 |
September 16, 1998 |
| The Peachtree Road Race is a 6-mile run held every July 4 in this capital |
Atlanta |
500 |
September 16, 1998 |
| The old governor's mansion in this capital was built by Huey Long in 1930 |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
|
September 16, 1998 |
| This New York capital was once known as Beverwyck |
Albany |
100 |
June 1, 1998 |
| In 1982 Alaskans rejected a proposal that would have made Willow the capital instead of this city |
Juneau |
200 |
June 1, 1998 |
| In hopes that Germany would help finance its railroad, North Dakota named its capital this |
Bismarck |
300 |
June 1, 1998 |
| Bulit in 1610, the Spanish Palace of Governors in this southwest capital is now a museum |
Santa Fe |
400 |
June 1, 1998 |
| It's "The Birthplace of Dixie" |
Montgomery, Alabama |
500 |
June 1, 1998 |
| Natives of this city think it's O.K. to call it OKC |
Oklahoma City |
100 |
April 2, 1998 |
| Dole Cannery Square is one of this city's premier shopping destinations |
Honolulu |
200 |
April 2, 1998 |
| This city boasts museums devoted to toys, beverage containers & Hank Williams Jr. |
Nashville |
300 |
April 2, 1998 |
| One of America's oldest churches, the Mission of San Miguel in this city, was erected around 1610 |
Santa Fe |
400 |
April 2, 1998 |
| The Prudential Center Skywalk provides spectacular views of this New England capital |
Boston |
500 |
April 2, 1998 |
| It's Louisiana's second largest city & its capital |
Baton Rouge |
100 |
December 25, 1997 |
| South Dakota's Cultural Heritage Center in this city displays a lead plate left by French explorers in 1743 |
Pierre |
200 |
December 25, 1997 |
| In 1840 Jason Lee established a mission on the site of this future Oregon capital |
Salem |
300 |
December 25, 1997 |
| At almost 7,000 feet above sea level in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, it's the highest U.S. capital |
Santa Fe, New Mexico |
500 |
December 25, 1997 |
| Washington Crossing State Park lies northwest of this capital on the Delaware River |
Trenton, New Jersey |
|
December 25, 1997 |
| The Kodak Hula Show in this city is celebrating its 60th anniversary in 1997 |
Honolulu |
100 |
October 9, 1997 |
| This seat of Kent County, Delaware is named for a city in England's county of Kent |
Dover |
200 |
October 9, 1997 |
| Magnolia Mound Plantation, an old Creole home, is a tourist attraction in this city |
Baton Rouge |
300 |
October 9, 1997 |
| The Pueblo Revolt drove the Spanish out of this city in 1680, but they returned in 1692 |
Santa Fe |
400 |
October 9, 1997 |
| Appropriately, the capitol building in this capital of the "Silver State" has a silver dome |
Carson City |
500 |
October 9, 1997 |
| Every spring the Alaska Folk Festival attracts lots of folks to this state capital |
Juneau |
100 |
May 16, 1997 |
| The origins of this Idaho city date back to a fort built in 1863 to protect gold miners |
Boise |
200 |
May 16, 1997 |
| You'll find this capital of Montana in Prickly Pear Valley |
Helena |
300 |
May 16, 1997 |
| In Sept. & Oct. you may watch salmon swim up the fish ladders in this Washington city's Capitol Lake |
Olympia |
400 |
May 16, 1997 |
| This city's zoo is only 2 blocks away from a museum devoted to Father Damien |
Honolulu |
500 |
May 16, 1997 |
| The metropolitan area of this Michigan capital occupies parts of 3 counties |
Lansing |
100 |
April 24, 1997 |
| The area of this Wyoming capital was first occupied by the Native American tribe for which it's named |
Cheyenne |
200 |
April 24, 1997 |
| This city is the center of Alabama's fertile "Black Belt" agricultural area |
Montgomery |
300 |
April 24, 1997 |
| Lincoln University in this Missouri capital was founded by black Civil War veterans |
Jefferson City |
400 |
April 24, 1997 |
| This capital's 1970 merger with the town of Douglas made it the nation's largest state capital in area |
Juneau, Alaska |
|
April 24, 1997 |
| Taking 40 years to build, the Mormon Temple was dedicated in this capital in 1893 |
Salt Lake City |
100 |
February 14, 1997 |
| The California gold rush helped put this state capital on the map |
Sacramento |
200 |
February 14, 1997 |
| It's nicknamed "The Roger Williams City" |
Providence, Rhode Island |
400 |
February 14, 1997 |
| In 1624 Dutch settlers founded Fort Orange on the site of this present-day capital |
Albany, New York |
500 |
February 14, 1997 |
| It's located on the Kentucky River, about 50 miles east of Louisville |
Frankfort |
|
February 14, 1997 |
| This Colorado city's capitol dome is covered with 47 ounces of gold leaf |
Denver |
100 |
January 20, 1997 |
| This Ohio city is home to Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery |
Columbus |
200 |
January 20, 1997 |
| This North Dakota city's capitol building is called The Skyscraper of the Prairies |
Bismarck |
300 |
January 20, 1997 |
| According to the 1990 census, this Vermont capital had only 8,247 residents |
Montpelier |
400 |
January 20, 1997 |
| This capital was founded in 1851 as Eagle Station, a stop for wagons crossing the Sierra Nevadas |
Carson City |
500 |
January 20, 1997 |
| It's part of a metropolitan area that includes Boulder |
Denver |
100 |
November 21, 1996 |
| On an isthmus between lakes Mendota & Monona, it's Wisconsin's 2nd largest city |
Madison |
200 |
November 21, 1996 |
| If you drove to this state capital, you'd find it's an anagram of one of the words in this answer |
Dover (from DROVE) |
300 |
November 21, 1996 |
| To see the grave of Daniel Boone, you have to blaze a trail to this capital |
Frankfort |
400 |
November 21, 1996 |
| There's an annual dogsled race in this capital of the 4th largest state in the U.S. |
Helena, Montana |
500 |
November 21, 1996 |
| Grand Canyon University is located in this state capital |
Phoenix |
100 |
September 10, 1996 |
| Mendenhall Glacier & Glacier Bay National Park lie near this capital city |
Juneau, Alaska |
200 |
September 10, 1996 |
| In 1838 Pierre "Pig's Eye" Parrant became the first setller in what is now this Minnesota capital |
St. Paul |
300 |
September 10, 1996 |
| In 1614 Fort Nassau, a Dutch trading post, was established on the site of this capital |
Albany (New York) |
400 |
September 10, 1996 |
| It's Wyoming's largest city & manufacturing center |
Cheyenne |
500 |
September 10, 1996 |
| Now a state capital, it was the site of a surprise attack December 7, 1941 |
Honolulu |
100 |
November 24, 1995 |
| Basketball's Utah Jazz play their home games in this capital city |
Salt Lake City |
200 |
November 24, 1995 |
| For 2 months in 1784, it served as the temporary capital of the U.S.; it became New Jersey's capital in 1790 |
Trenton |
300 |
November 24, 1995 |
| You can visit the Last Chance Mining Museum in this capital of "The Last Frontier" |
Juneau, Alaska |
400 |
November 24, 1995 |
| Sugar plantations across the Mississippi from this capital form an area known as the "Sugar Bowl of America" |
Baton Rouge |
500 |
November 24, 1995 |
| It's home to the University of Minnesota's College of Agriculture |
St. Paul |
100 |
October 6, 1995 |
| This Idaho capital is located on a river of the same name |
Boise |
200 |
October 6, 1995 |
| This capital city lies just east of Lake Tahoe |
Carson City, Nevada |
300 |
October 6, 1995 |
| The Governor's Mansion in this city, the seat of Kennebec County, was the home of James G. Blaine |
Augusta, Maine |
500 |
October 6, 1995 |
| In 1897 Ransom E. Olds began the automobile industry in this capital city |
Lansing, Michigan |
|
October 6, 1995 |
| This Rhode Island city has almost twice the population of Warwick, the state's second largest city |
Providence |
100 |
September 27, 1995 |
| On July 4, 1831 "America" was first sung at this city's Park Street Church at the foot of Beacon HIll |
Boston |
200 |
September 27, 1995 |
| This capital lies at the southern end of Puget Sound on Budd Inlet & Capitol Lake |
Olympia(, Washington) |
300 |
September 27, 1995 |
| When this future Confederate capital became a city in 1782, half of its population was slaves |
Richmond(, Virginia) |
400 |
September 27, 1995 |
| Alphabetically, it's the last state capital named for a U.S. president |
Madison (Wisconsin) |
|
September 27, 1995 |
| Built in 1792, St. Joseph's Cathedral is the oldest church in this Louisiana capital |
Baton Rouge |
100 |
November 25, 1994 |
| It was once called Anne Arundel Town after the wife of the 2nd Lord Baltimore |
Annapolis |
200 |
November 25, 1994 |
| This Kansas city's zoological park boasts a tropical rain forest habitat |
Topeka |
300 |
November 25, 1994 |
| You can visit the Rodeo Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy Hall of Fame in this city |
Oklahoma City |
400 |
November 25, 1994 |
| This city covers 3,108 square miles, making it the largest state capital in area in the U.S. |
Juneau, Alaska |
500 |
November 25, 1994 |
| Mendota, Monona, Kegonsa & Waubesa are the "Four Lakes" of this Wisconsin Capital |
Madison |
100 |
November 4, 1994 |
| It's the capital of the "Garden State" |
Trenton |
200 |
November 4, 1994 |
| In October an apple butter festival is held at the Carl G. Fenner Arboretum in this Michigan capital |
Lansing |
300 |
November 4, 1994 |
| It's nicknamed the "Green Mountain City" |
Montpelier (Vermont) |
400 |
November 4, 1994 |
| The Gastineau Salmon Hatchery is an attraction in this city that lies along the Gastineau Channel |
Juneau, Alaska |
500 |
November 4, 1994 |
| It was named for Hertford, England |
Hartford, Connecticut |
100 |
April 2, 1993 |
| This capital city of Maine lies on both sides of the Kennebec River |
Augusta |
200 |
April 2, 1993 |
| Originally called Edwinton, it was renamed in 1873 to honor Germany's "Iron Chancellor" |
Bismarck (North Dakota) |
300 |
April 2, 1993 |
| Founded by gold prospectors, it's situated about 5,280 feet above sea level |
Denver |
400 |
April 2, 1993 |
| The Confederate States of America were founded in this capital city on February 4, 1861 |
Montgomery, Alabama |
500 |
April 2, 1993 |
| The 40-story TCBY Towers office building in this city is Arkansas' tallest building |
Little Rock |
100 |
November 16, 1992 |
| It's the state capital in which Huey Long is buried |
Baton Rouge |
200 |
November 16, 1992 |
| Stapleton International Airport in this capital is one of the USA's busiest |
Denver |
300 |
November 16, 1992 |
| The home of William Jennings Bryan is preserved in this state capital where he lived from 1887-1921 |
Lincoln, Nebraska |
500 |
November 16, 1992 |
| It's the eastern terminus of the Erie Canal |
Albany, New York |
|
November 16, 1992 |
| Among the notable buildings in this capital city are Quincy Market, Faneuil Hall & Paul Revere's house |
Boston |
100 |
September 15, 1992 |
| The state capitol in this North Dakota city is called the "Skyscraper of the Prairies" |
Bismarck |
200 |
September 15, 1992 |
| Founded in 1865, the Nevada Appeal in this city is the state's oldest daily newspaper |
Carson City |
300 |
September 15, 1992 |
| It's been called the "Crossroads of the Pacific" |
Honolulu |
400 |
September 15, 1992 |
| This state capital is served by Will Rogers World Airport |
Oklahoma City |
|
September 15, 1992 |
| Until 1875 its dual capitals were New Haven & Hartford |
Connecticut |
100 |
September 11, 1984 |
| This N.M. town is the oldest city that's a state capital |
Santa Fe |
200 |
September 11, 1984 |
| Crossing the Delaware on Xmas, 1776, Washington defeated the Hessians at this N.J. capital |
Trenton |
300 |
September 11, 1984 |
| It actually is 5,280 feet above sea level |
Denver |
400 |
September 11, 1984 |
| The name shows its founder, Roger Williams, believed God led him there |
Providence |
500 |
September 11, 1984 |