And the State Capitals Are...? Quiz

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Cheyenne, Wyoming is the capital and most populated city in Wyoming, USA. It is located in Laramie County. It was named after the Native American Cheyenne in 1867 when it was first founded.

If you travel southeast from Wyoming to Mississippi you will find the capital of Jackson, Mississippi. Jackson is located in Hinds County. It sits on the Pearl River. Jackson was founded in 1821 and named after then General Andrew Jackson who was a war hero in the Battle of New Orleans. Of course, he became the United States' seventh president from 1829 to 1837.

If we travel northeast from Mississippi to West Virginia, we will arrive at the capital Charleston. Charleston is in Kanawha County. The city is located near where the Elk and Kanawha Rivers connect. If we travel southeast to North Carolina we can go to Raleigh, North Carolina, that state's capital. Most of Raleigh is found in Wake County, but a small portion is in Durham County. Raleigh was a planned city, not a city that was founded due to its location, and was named for Sir Walter Raleigh.

Head back west to the state capital of Santa Fe, New Mexico. It is located in the county of the same name, and was founded back in 1610 as part of Nuevo Mexico, and is the oldest state capital in the United States. The name Santa Fe is Spanish for "Holy Faith." Return southeast to Columbia, the capital of South Carolina. Columbia is in the center of South Carolina, and mostly in Richland County, but part of it is also in Lexington County.

Go back up northeast to Dover, the capital of Deleware. Dover is in Kent County on the Delaware River. It was named for the Dover in England. William Penn named it. Head west again to Lincoln the capital of Nebraska, located in Lancaster County. Lincoln was founded in 1856 and named the village of Lancaster. When Nebraska became a state in 1869, it became the capital and was renamed Lincoln after the sixteenth president, Abraham Lincoln.

Continue west to Salt Lake City, the capital of Utah. Salt Lake City is located in the county of the same name. Salt Lake City was founded on July 24, 1847, by Brigham Young and his followers. They were heading west to find a place to practice Mormonism without persecution. Travel back east to Boston, the capital of Massachusetts and you have found all the capitals in the list! Boston was founded in 1630, by the Puritans. It played a key role in the American Revolution, as it was the site of the Boston Tea Party amongst other things. It is located in Suffolk County and was named for Boston, Lincolnshire, England.

Wow! What a trip. The other five cities that were not capitals are Reno, which is a city in Nevada, known as "Sin City," and "The Biggest Little City in the World." It is known for its casinos and tourism. Albuquerque, New Mexico is known for its diversity of restaurant types. San Diego is located in California. The name San Diego translates as Saint James in English.

Chicago is in Illinois and is home to many sports teams including the Bulls NBA team and Bears NFL team. Troy is a city in upstate New York, it is part of the capital district. Uncle Sam got his start in Troy, NY.