by admin | Apr 3, 2013 | CAPITALS
Now in CAPITALS: Austin, Texas. I’ve actually never been to Austin, but I have it on good authority that Austin is quite possibly the least Texas-like city in the state. It seems that a central location beats Texasness. Yes, that’s a...
by admin | Apr 2, 2013 | CAPITALS
Jefferson City is now up in CAPITALS. Jefferson City is another in a long list of cities named after presidents. The reason this city was chosen as the capital is simple: location, location, location. The two main population centers were on opposite east-west extremes. Jefferson City was conveniently in the middle. At the time, the city was merely a quaint little town. Today it is a slightly larger, slightly less-quaint little...
by admin | Apr 1, 2013 | CAPITALS
It’s time for CAPITALS to head to the west coast with Sacramento, California. Take a look at a list of California’s points of interest and you’ll see a long list of cities to visit. Sacramento probably isn’t one of them. It’s not on the coast and it’s not in the mountains. It’s not particularly scenic, at least not in the travel guide sense of the word. Back when the Pony Express was around, Sacramento was kind of a big deal. Today, it’s less of a big deal, although its population still reigns #6 on the list of California...
by admin | Mar 31, 2013 | CAPITALS
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...
by admin | Mar 27, 2013 | CAPITALS
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...
by admin | Mar 26, 2013 | CAPITALS
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...
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