America didn’t just stop at thirteen colonies. As time went on, the nation kept growing, stretching further west, taking in vast new territories, and shaping them into states. Some were added because...
Category - The State Capitals
Westward Bound: The Next States and Their Names
As America moved west, the nation’s landscape changed—literally and figuratively. Rugged frontier life, political compromises, and vast, untamed territories shaped the states joining the Union...
Forging a Nation: The Next States and Their Names
With the original thirteen colonies firmly established as the foundation of the United States, the country began to grow. New states joined the Union, each bringing a unique history, culture, and a...
The First Thirteen: The Origins of the Original Colonies’ Names
Every state in the United States has a name, but where do those names come from? Some honor royalty, while others pay tribute to places overseas. Many originate from Native American languages...
Pennsylvania: The State Capitals #38
Harrisburg is the capital of the state of Pennsylvania. Europeans first went to the area with the famous John Smith expedition of the early 1600s. The city has been an important one for various...
Georgia: The State Capitals #10
Atlanta is a large, metropolitan state capital with a long history of human habitation. It was just a small settlement on the American frontier until the railroad came. After that, it was just a...
Florida: The State Capitals #9
Tallahassee is the state capital of Florida, and it has a rich and interesting history. As a Native American settlement for thousands of years, it eventually became part of a Spanish colony, and then...
Louisiana: The State Capitals #18
Baton Rouge is the capital of Louisiana. It has a long history of human habitation, as well as a rich and multi-layered history of European and African settlement. This makes it unique among the...
Oklahoma: The State Capitals #37
Oklahoma City is the capital of the state of Oklahoma. It was the home of Native American tribes and was originally set apart by the US government for Native Americans to live. The government opened...
Oregon: The State Capitals #37
Salem is the capital of the state of Oregon. It has a history of human habitation going back hundreds of years. Europeans didn't show up there until fairly recently. When they did, Salem quickly...
Rhode Island: The State Capitals #39
The city of Providence is the capital of the state of Rhode Island. It is one of the oldest cities in the United States and was created as a haven for religious dissenters from the Puritans of...
South Carolina: The State Capitals #40
Columbia is the capital city of South Carolina. It is an old city, and one with much history attached to it. From early European exploration and settlement, to the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, and...
U.S. State Capitals (eBook)
Discover the stories behind the selection of U.S. state capitals. Explore the history and importance of these key cities.
South Dakota: The State Capital #41
Pierre is the capital of the state of South Dakota. It started as a fur trading post, and gradually became a city as the western territories were opened up to American settlement. It is one of the...
Tennessee: The State Capitals #42
Nashville is the capital city of the state of Tennessee. It has a long history of habitation by humans, going millennia back into prehistory. The Europeans came much later, but they turned Nashville...