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I'd say Providence. It's too close to Mass and sooooo far away from the rest of the state.
Perhaps, but the Providence area is where most of Rhode Island's population is located. It is centrally located in comprisom to where most of the population is located.
Perhaps, but the Providence area is where most of Rhode Island's population is located. It is centrally located in comprisom to where most of the population is located.
West Virginia....maybe move the state capital from Charleston to Clarksburg which is not only just about the center of the state but closer to Morgantown which is one if not the fastest growing city in West Virginia. Clarksburg would also be a little closer to the Eastern Panhandle ( Martinsburg & Charles Town ) which is also a fast growing area as well. Charleston while a nice city in its own way is just a bit too far from the fast growing areas of West Virginia.
The majority of West Virginia's population is still in southern WV. Charleston and Huntington are the 2 largest cities and Beckley, Bluefield, and Princeton are some of the larger towns in the state. Sure Morgantown and the Eastern Panhandle are experiencing some growth, but not enough to encourage the movement of the capital. Plus Charleston arguably has on of the nicest capitol buildings in the nation.
Harrisburg itself is not in an inconvenient location, (although it is kind of far to those in the extreme western parts of the state) but the city itself is not desirable. Lots of crime and bad schools. Like in most of Pennsylvania and in especially Harrisburg's case, the suburban townships offer a better alternative.
The population center of PA is not very far from Harrisburg, just a bit north of Duncannon, PA (that "population center" point used to be closer to Newport, but has been moving east and very slightly north as the Mon Valley empties out, but Pike/Monroe counties fill up).
Some state offices have been moving to the Elmerton Avenue corridor in Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County (in the area of the main Farm Show parking lot).
As for the city, well, at least it's not Trenton, you have to get at least 3 blocks from the capitol building before it starts becoming less desirable.
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Albany is supposed to be a "balance". The majority of the Upstate population is in the western 3rd of the state in the Buffalo, Rochester, and Syracuse metro areas...Albany is a far east outlier for upstate; but due north of NYC metro.
Good God if the state capital were any closer to NYC; Upstate would be even more of an unfair afterthought than it already is!
I was about to touch on this myself.
Being from the southern tier Albany feels like it's in a different state in terms of distance and culture. It is a straight shot from downstate and right where I think New England has a major influence on NY state.
Albany very very barely represents central and western NY, especially those of us with closer cultural ties to Pennsylvania or the Midwest.
For a true central position geographically and culturally I would suggest Syracuse or Utica. Far enough west to get out of the New England personality, far enough east to still acknowledge it.
Then again, this is just speaking hypothetically. Albany is stocked with people from all over when it comes to business, it's just that the city's culture itself has more ties to NYC and Massachusetts.
West Virginia....maybe move the state capital from Charleston to Clarksburg which is not only just about the center of the state but closer to Morgantown which is one if not the fastest growing city in West Virginia. Clarksburg would also be a little closer to the Eastern Panhandle ( Martinsburg & Charles Town ) which is also a fast growing area as well. Charleston while a nice city in its own way is just a bit too far from the fast growing areas of West Virginia.
I found this interesting tidbit:
As the result of an election on a statewide basis, where the cities of Martinsburg, Clarksburg and Charleston received votes, in the fall of 1877 Governor Jacob issued a proclamation declaring that, after eight years, Charleston, having received the majority of the vote, was to be the permanent seat of government.
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