List of capitals in the United States

Main cities of the United States of America

Meeting places of the Continental Congress 1774-1789

• Philadelphia ( 1774-76, 1777, 1781-83 ) 5 September to 24 October 1774 meeting of the First Continental Congress
• May 10, 1775 - December 12, 1776 meeting of the Second Continental Congress
• 4 March to 18 September 1777 meeting of the Second Continental Congress
• July 2, 1778 - March 1, 1781 meeting of the Second Continental Congress
• March 1, 1781 - June 21, 1783 meeting of the Second Continental Congress under the Articles of Confederation

• December 20, 1776 - February 27, 1777 meeting of the Second Continental Congress

• September 27, 1777 ( one day only ) meeting of the Second Continental Congress

• September 30, 1777 - June 27, 1778 meeting of the Second Continental Congress

• 30 June to 4 November 1783 meeting of the Second Continental Congress under the Articles of Confederation

• November 26, 1783 - August 19, 1784 meeting of the Second Continental Congress under the Articles of Confederation

Main cities of the United States of America after the entry into force of the Constitution on March 4, 1789

• New York 1789-1790 capital of the United States of America

• Since June 11, 1800 the capital of the United States of America

Capitals of the Confederate States of America from 1861-1865

• Montgomery 4 February to 29 May 1861 the capital of the Confederate States of America

• 3 April to 10 April 1865 the capital of the Confederate States of America

Capitals of the states

A table of the states with the current capitals is listed in the article U.S. state.

For the sake of clarity, this list is not according to the capital cities - as they partially changed - but in alphabetical order according to the states. Eleven states joined the Confederacy in 1861 ( see the notes in italics ).

• Huntsville (up to 1820)
• Cahawba ( 1820-26 )
• Tuscaloosa ( 1826-47 )
• Montgomery (since 1847)

• Juneau

• Phoenix

• Little Rock
• Washington

• Denver

• Hartford and New Haven ( to 1875 simultaneous capitals )
• Hartford ( sole capital since 1875 )

• Dover

• Tallahassee

• Augusta ( until 1796 )
• Louisville (1796-1804)
• Milledgeville ( 1804-68 )
• Atlanta ( since 1868 )

• Honolulu

• Boise

• Kaskaskia (up to 1820)
• Vandalia ( 1820-39 )
• Springfield ( since 1839 )

• Corydon (up to 1825)
• Indianapolis (since 1825)

• Iowa City ( until 1857 )
• Des Moines (since 1857)

• San Jose ( to 1852 )
• Vallejo ( 1852-53 )
• Benicia ( 1853-54 )
• Sacramento ( since 1854 )

• Topeka

• Lexington ( June 1 to December 5, 1792)
• Frankfort ( since December 5, 1792)
• Bowling Green ( 1861-62 capital of the Confederacy )

• New Orleans ( until 1830, 1831-49, 1862-65 and 1865-82 capital of the Unionists )
• Donaldsonville ( 1830-31 )
• Baton Rouge ( 1849-62 and since 1882)
• Opelousas ( 1862-63 capital of the Confederacy )
• Shreveport ( 1863-65 capital of the Confederacy )

• Portland ( to 1832 )
• Augusta (since 1832)

• Annapolis

• Boston

• Detroit ( until 1847 )
• Lansing ( since 1847, 1848 Michigan in Lansing renamed)

• Saint Paul

• Natchez (up to 1821)
• Columbia ( 1821-22 )
• Jackson ( since 1822)

• Saint Charles ( to 1826 )
• Jefferson City (since 1826)
• Marshall ( Texas) ( 1862-65 seat of the government in exile of the Confederacy )

• Helena

• Omaha ( to 14 August 1867)
• Lincoln ( since August 14, 1867 )

• Carson City

• Exeter (up to 1789)
• Portsmouth (1789-1808)
• Concord (since 1808)

• Burlington and Perth Amboy ( to 1790 simultaneous capitals )
• Trenton ( since 1790)

• Santa Fe

• New York ( until 1797 )
• Albany ( since 1797)

• New Bern ( to 1794 )
• Raleigh ( since 1794 )

• Bismarck

• Chillicothe (up to 1810 and 1812-16 )
• Zanesville ( 1810-12 )
• Columbus (since 1816)

• Guthrie (until 1910 )
• Oklahoma City (since 1910)

• Salem

• Philadelphia ( until 1799 )
• Lancaster (1799-1812)
• Harrisburg ( since 1812)

• Bristol, East Greenwich, Newport, Providence and South Kingstown ( to 1854 simultaneous capitals )
• Newport and Providence (1854-1900 simultaneous capitals )
• Providence ( sole capital since 1900 )

• Charleston ( 1790 )
• Columbia ( since 1790)

• Pierre

• Knoxville (up to 1812 and 1815-17 )
• Nashville ( 1812-15 and since 1843 )
• Murfreesboro ( 1817-43 )

• Austin

• Salt Lake City

• Rutland and Windsor ( to 1805 simultaneous capitals )
• Montpelier (since 1805)

• Richmond

• Olympics

• Wheeling (up to 1870 and 1875-85 )
• Charleston ( 1870-75 and since 1885)

• Madison

• Cheyenne

Capitals of dependent territories

The date indicates the date of taking possession and a possible return of the territory by the United States; furthermore, the current political status is indicated

• U.S. Virgin Islands / Virgin Islands of the United States (March 31, 1917 external territory with self-government ) Charlotte Amalie

• Pago Pago

• Hagåtña (1998 Agana renamed in Hagåtña; during the Japanese occupation in 1941-44 Akashi renamed)

• Saipan

• Balboa

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