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Twenty five states have moved their capital since statehood.
Georgia moved their capital 13 times!
Other than Oklahoma (1912), no state capital has moved since 1885.
And where in the hell is Chillicothe?
Capital city locations were selected, long before the state knew where the economic powerhouse cities would be. The areas that became the powerhouse for the state, were later located due to transportation availability, and population to do the work that industries needed. Where it was easy to acquire materials, supplies, etc.
Twenty five states have moved their capital since statehood.
Georgia moved their capital 13 times!
Other than Oklahoma (1912), no state capital has moved since 1885.
And where in the hell is Chillicothe?
Southeastern Ohio. It's a small town these days, but maybe it was an economic engine, relatively speaking, back in the day.
Columbus has exploded population-wise over the past 50-60 years as have other rapidly growing cities including other state capitals such as Austin & Indianapolis, while folks have been deserting forlorn cities such as Cleveland, Cincinnati, Detroit and Chicago in droves for several decades, which certainly explains why Columbus is 'under-radioed' for a city its size, much as Atlanta was until recently.
Annapolis is in much better shape economically-speaking than Baltimore is, since their population has also plunged over the past 5 decades.
Transpotation and history must be the top two reasons. In fact, capital is more about the political and always chosen by the parties while the largest is chosen by the economic.
There are 17 states whose capital is their largest city: Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho,Indiana, Iowa, Mass. Miss. Ohio, Oklahoma, RI, S Carolina, Utah, W Virginia & Wyoming.
Either the largest city or a central location seems to work for most states except Alaska.
How the hell did the capital end up in a location the the rest of the state can not drive to???
Don't forget Nevada. Carson City is the capital so the state government can take all the tax money from Las Vegas, distribute it to all the rural areas, and not have to worry about angry hoards of irate taxpayers beating down their doors with pitchforks and torches.
Don't forget Nevada. Carson City is the capital so the state government can take all the tax money from Las Vegas, distribute it to all the rural areas, and not have to worry about angry hoards of irate taxpayers beating down their doors with pitchforks and torches.
I think Carson City was the largest city in Nevada in 1864. Las Vegas did not exist in 1864.
Most of Nevada's population in the 1860s was the Sierra gold mining boom towns, southern Nevada had very little population and the southern tip of Nevada was part of the Arizona Territory. So Carson City was both the biggest city and centrally located for the existing population.
Southeastern Ohio. It's a small town these days, but maybe it was an economic engine, relatively speaking, back in the day.
Chillicothe also was home to the men who were sponsoring Ohio for statehood; of course they'd pick their hometown for a capital.
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Originally Posted by Marv101
Columbus has exploded population-wise over the past 50-60 years
Annexation is an amazing thing, isn't it?
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