The Union
Fifty states
Capitals, nicknames, year of admission, and one fact worth keeping. Mark a state as known when you can name the capital without looking.
AL · South
Alabama
Capital Montgomery·1819
AK · West
Alaska
Capital Juneau·1959
AZ · West
Arizona
Capital Phoenix·1912
AR · South
Arkansas
Capital Little Rock·1836
CA · West
California
Capital Sacramento·1850
CO · West
Colorado
Capital Denver·1876
CT · Northeast
Connecticut
Capital Hartford·1788
DE · South
Delaware
Capital Dover·1787
FL · South
Florida
Capital Tallahassee·1845
GA · South
Georgia
Capital Atlanta·1788
HI · West
Hawaii
Capital Honolulu·1959
ID · West
Idaho
Capital Boise·1890
IL · Midwest
Illinois
Capital Springfield·1818
IN · Midwest
Indiana
Capital Indianapolis·1816
IA · Midwest
Iowa
Capital Des Moines·1846
KS · Midwest
Kansas
Capital Topeka·1861
KY · South
Kentucky
Capital Frankfort·1792
LA · South
Louisiana
Capital Baton Rouge·1812
ME · Northeast
Maine
Capital Augusta·1820
MD · South
Maryland
Capital Annapolis·1788
MA · Northeast
Massachusetts
Capital Boston·1788
MI · Midwest
Michigan
Capital Lansing·1837
MN · Midwest
Minnesota
Capital St. Paul·1858
MS · South
Mississippi
Capital Jackson·1817
MO · Midwest
Missouri
Capital Jefferson City·1821
MT · West
Montana
Capital Helena·1889
NE · Midwest
Nebraska
Capital Lincoln·1867
NV · West
Nevada
Capital Carson City·1864
NH · Northeast
New Hampshire
Capital Concord·1788
NJ · Northeast
New Jersey
Capital Trenton·1787
NM · West
New Mexico
Capital Santa Fe·1912
NY · Northeast
New York
Capital Albany·1788
NC · South
North Carolina
Capital Raleigh·1789
ND · Midwest
North Dakota
Capital Bismarck·1889
OH · Midwest
Ohio
Capital Columbus·1803
OK · South
Oklahoma
Capital Oklahoma City·1907
OR · West
Oregon
Capital Salem·1859
PA · Northeast
Pennsylvania
Capital Harrisburg·1787
RI · Northeast
Rhode Island
Capital Providence·1790
SC · South
South Carolina
Capital Columbia·1788
SD · Midwest
South Dakota
Capital Pierre·1889
TN · South
Tennessee
Capital Nashville·1796
TX · South
Texas
Capital Austin·1845
UT · West
Utah
Capital Salt Lake City·1896
VT · Northeast
Vermont
Capital Montpelier·1791
VA · South
Virginia
Capital Richmond·1788
WA · West
Washington
Capital Olympia·1889
WV · South
West Virginia
Capital Charleston·1863
WI · Midwest
Wisconsin
Capital Madison·1848
WY · West
Wyoming
Capital Cheyenne·1890