Article July 18, 1901 Issue

Changes in State Capitals

with contributions from John James Taylor, Lansing

Boston Herald

Most of the states have made a change in their capitals, a number of which are almost forgotten.

To begin with the thirteen original states, New Hampshire has changed its capital three times. For a long time Portsmouth was the capital, and all the royal governors lived there. During the revolution, and for several years afterward, the seat of government was at Exeter. It was only in 1808 that the capital was permanently established at Concord.

Rhode Island, the smallest of all the states of the Union, has two capitals—Providence and Newport. It originally had five, South Kingston, East Greenwich, and Bristol being included. The three latter were discontinued in the early part of the century. A new State House is being built at Providence, and by vote at this year's election Newport will lose its distinction as a capital.

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