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How many U.S. state capitals are named after a non-American?

Question #150454. Asked by Thesuperyoshi.
Last updated Feb 03 2024.
Originally posted Jan 12 2024 5:04 AM.

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Jan 12 2024, 5:10 AM
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Juneau Alaska is named for a French-Canadian...
Juneau
city in Alaska, settled 1881 and named for French-Canadian prospector Joe Juneau (1836-1899), who with Dick Harris founded the place shortly after gold was discovered nearby.

link https://www.etymonline.com/word/Juneau

Jan 12 2024, 7:18 AM
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Columbus Ohio should also fit the description

The city of Columbus was named after 15th-century Italian explorer Christopher Columbus at the city's founding in 1812.[13] It is the largest city in the world named for the explorer, who sailed to and settled parts of the Americas on behalf of Isabella I of Castile and Spain.
link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus,_Ohio

Jan 12 2024, 5:04 PM
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Sorry, but we have at least two more...

1) Annapolis, Maryland was named after then Princess Anne who later became Queen Anne.

link https://www.capitalgazette.com/2021/02/01/carl-snowden-understanding-black-history-and-how-annapolis-got-its-name-commentary/

2) St Paul, MN was named after St. Paul the Apostle

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Saint_Paul,_Minnesota

Jan 12 2024, 7:46 PM
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The capital of New York is Albany which was named for the Duke of Albany. I don't think any Duke of Albany ever visited Albany, New York, but even if he did, he was a European.

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_of_Albany

Jan 12 2024, 11:28 PM
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For Helena, the state capital of Montana, there are two existing explanations. It was either named after Helena Township in Minnesota (which was named after Helen of Troy) or St. Helena, the island where Napoleon was exiled, which was named after Helena, mother of Constantine I.

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena,_Montana

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena_Township,_Scott_County,_Minnesota
link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_of_Troy

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Helena
link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena,_mother_of_Constantine_I

Feb 03 2024, 3:19 PM
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