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From 1790 to 1800, when Philadelphia was the nation's Capital, the state and national legislatures both met in the building. By 1799, the State Assembly, citing reasons ranging from disease to population growth, moved westward to Lancaster, and a year later Congress convened in Washington, D.C.
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The Pennsylvania State Capitol is the seat of government for the U.S. state of Pennsylvania located in downtown Harrisburg. The building was designed by architect Joseph Miller Huston in 1902 and completed in 1906 in a Beaux-Arts style with decorative Renaissance themes throughout.
16 Ιουλ 2015 · After the Continental Congress met inside Philadelphia’s Carpenter’s Hall in 1774, it reassembled the following spring inside the Pennsylvania State House (now known as Independence Hall), where...
Each state has a capital that serves as the seat of its government. Ten of the thirteen original states and 15 other states have changed their capital city at least once; the last state to move its capital city was Oklahoma in 1910.
Pages in category "Former state capitals in the United States" The following 68 pages are in this category, out of 68 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
And although Philadelphia is widely known as a former U.S. capital, you might be surprised to learn that eight towns and cities across Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York have also...
As Pennsylvanians moved into the interior, legislators wanted the capital closer to the center of the state's population. Consequently in 1799 they moved it to Lancaster, and in 1810 decided on Harrisburg as a "permanent" capital.
