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The State Capitals: Indiana

Indianapolis is the state capital of Indiana. It was inhabited by Native Americans for thousands of years before the first European settlers showed up, and became part of the United States when the...

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Illinois: The State Capitals #13

The city of Springfield, Illinois is the capital city of that state. It was not the first capital, but the third. Yet, it came to be the most important city in the state, besides Chicago. Here is the...

Idaho: State Capitals #12

Boise is the capital of Idaho. While its Native American population has lived there for thousands of years, its origins and history are murky. French fur trappers were there early on in European...

The State Capitals: Hawaii

Honolulu is the capital of Hawaii, and is a beautiful city to behold. Originally inhabited by emigrants from other Polynesian islands, Hawaii was once home to various tribes and kingdoms. They all...

The State Capitals: Georgia

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...

The State Capitals: Florida

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...