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Aren't Austin and Raleigh state capitals too?
by lsiebert 6y ago
Aren't Austin and Raleigh state capitals too?
- ashtonkem 6y agoSometimes state capitals aren’t economically that powerful. Denver and Columbus are certainly positive cases, but Springfield and Albany are pretty middling compared to the biggest cities in the same state.
- ghaff 6y agoSpringfield MA is not the state capital. Boston is. But, to your broader point, there's often been a deliberate decision to site the state capital somewhere other than the main city to balance out political and business power a bit. [ADDED: Ah. Probably referring to Springfield IL.]
- OldHand2018 6y agoThe poster may have been referring to Springfield, IL.
- testoo 6y agoi think he meant Springfield, Oh Hiya Maude!
- ghaff 6y agoAh, probably right. I'm a bit fuzzy on my random state capitals these days. :-)
- ashtonkem 6y agoSpringfield IL was what I had in mind, but I didn’t specify that. I used to live in Chicago, so to me “Springfield” obviously meant IL, but in retrospect I should’ve been more clear.