Thursday, October 15, 2020

Largest Cities and Capitols

 For the record, it is NOT yet a goal of mine to visit the largest city and/or capitol city of every state but I'm curious as to how far I've gotten.  How to define the largest city can be up to interpretation based on city proper population or the metro area as a whole.  I may be wrong on a few of these but I'll give it my best shot. To qualify, I must have actually stopped in the city for a meal or walking tour.  Driving past it on the interstate does not count.  Here it is listing the capitol first followed by the largest city:

1.Alabama- Montgomery- YES.  Birmingham- YES

2.Alaska- Juneau- NO, Anchorage- YES

3.Arkansas- Little Rock- YES

4.Arizona- Phoenix- YES

5. California- Sacramento- YES, Los Angeles- YES

6. Colorado- Denver- YES

7.Connecticut- Hartford- NO, New Haven- YES

8.Delaware- Dover- NO, Wilmington- YES

9.Florida- Tallahassee- YES, Miami- YES

10.Georgia- Atlanta- YES

11.Hawaii- Honolulu- NO

12.Idaho- Boise- NO

13.Indiana- Indianapolis- YES

14.Illinois- Springfield- YES, Chicago- YES

15. Iowa- Des Moines- NO

16.Kansas- Topeka- NO, Wichita- NO

17.Kentucky- Frankfurt- YES, Louisville- YES

18.Louisiana- Baton Rouge- YES, New Orleans- YES

19.Maine- Augusta- NO, Portland-YES

20.Maryland- Annapolis- YES, Baltimore- YES

21.Massachusetts- Boston- YES

22.Michigan- Lansing- NO, Detroit- YES

23.Minnesota- St. Paul- NO, Minneapolis- YES

24.Mississippi- Jackson- YES

25.Missouri- Jefferson City- NO, St. Louis- YES

26. Montana- Helena- YES, Billings- NO

27.Nebraska- Lincoln-NO, Omaha- NO

28.Nevada- Carson City- YES, Las Vegas- YES

29.New Hampshire- Concord- YES, Manchester- YES

30. New Jersey- Trenton- YES, Newark- YES

31.New Mexico- Santa Fe-YES, Albuquerque- YES

32.New York- Albany- YES, New York- YES

33. North Carolina- Raleigh- NO, Charlotte- YES

34. North Dakota- Bismarck- NO, Fargo- YES

35. Ohio- Columbus- YES, Cincinnati- YES

36. Oklahoma- Oklahoma City- YES

37. Oregon- Salem- NO, Portland- YES

38. Pennsylvania- Harrisburg- YES, Philadelphia- YES

39. Rhode Island- Providence- YES

40. South Carolina- Columbia- YES, Charleston- YES

41. South Dakota- Pierre- NO, Sioux Falls- NO

42. Tennessee- Nashville- YES, Memphis- YES

43. Texas- Austin- YES, Houston and Dallas- YES

44. Utah- Salt Lake City- YES

45. Virginia- Richmond- YES, Norfolk- YES

46. Vermont- Montpelier- YES, Burlington- YES

47. Washington- Olympia- NO, Seattle- YES

48. Wisconsin- Madison- YES, Milwaukee- NO

49. West Virginia- Charleston- YES

50. Wyoming- Cheyenne- YES

- State Capitols- 33.  

Largest Cities- 42

Cities that I may visit in the future include Raleigh, Boise, Honolulu and Dover.  I'm close.  

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