Tallahassee, Florida

Up next in CAPITALS: Tallahassee, Florida. Back in colonial times, Florida was made up of East and West Florida. Pensacola was the capital of West Florida and St. Augustine was the capital of East Florida. While in the process of becoming one big happy Florida, the two sides had to meet up. Tallahassee was chosen as the meeting point since it was roughly in the middle, and the rest is...

Salt Lake City, Utah

It’s Salt Lake City’s turn in CAPITALS. I’ve never been to Salt Lake City, but three things come to mind: 1. Religion 2. Winter Olympics 3. Gorgeous scenery Going with the first one (with a little of the third thrown in for good measure), I can only imagine that the city is less than bustling on Sundays. Of course the same can be said for many cities, but hey – it’s my project and I’ll make stuff up if I want...

Lansing, Michigan

Now up in CAPITALS: Lansing, Michigan. Lansing has the dubious honor of being the only capital that isn’t also the county seat (excluding states that don’t have counties). Is this useful knowledge? Of course not. I’m not in the habit of dispensing useful...

Frankfort, Kentucky

Up next in CAPITALS is Frankfort, Kentucky. Like the caption says, try to find it on a map. Frankfort is a city in Kentucky. That’s the extent of my...

Helena, Montana

It’s Helena, Montana’s turn in CAPITALS. A few years ago, 119 to be exact, there was a battle raging. It was known as the “Capital Fight” and it pitted Helena against Anaconda. The prize? Capital of the great state of Montana. Helena won, which was probably a much bigger deal at the time: today Helena is a mere #6 on the list of most populated cities in Montana and probably wouldn’t stand a chance if the capital was being picked today. Another oh-so-useful factoid: Other names considered for Helena were Pumpkinville and Squashtown. This is why you should abstain from naming cities during major...