What are the other capitals of the US besides Washington D.C.?

Answer 1

New York and Philadephia were the first two capital cities of the US.

Washington, D.C. has been the capital of the United States since 1800.

Before the United States existed, eight other cities have served as the meeting place for the Continental Congress and are therefore considered to have been the capital of what became the United States.

From 1774 to 1800, Congress met in numerous locations; therefore, the following cities can be said to have once been the United States capital:

Philadelphia, PA (numerous times)

Baltimore, MD

Lancaster, PA

York, PA

Princeton, NJ

Annapolis, MD

Trenton, NJ

New York City, NY

Specifically the following locations served...

First Continental Congress

• Carpenters' Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: September 5, 1774 to October 24, 1774

Second Continental Congress

• Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: May 10, 1775 to December 12, 1776
• Henry Fite House, Baltimore, Maryland: December 20, 1776 to February 27, 1777
• Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: March 4, 1777 to September 18, 1777
• Court House, Lancaster, Pennsylvania: September 27, 1777 (one day)
• Court House, York, Pennsylvania: September 30, 1777 to June 27, 1778
• Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: July 2, 1778 to March 1, 1781

Articles of Confederation

• Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: March 1, 1781 to June 21, 1783[b]
• Nassau Hall, Princeton, New Jersey: June 30, 1783 to November 4, 1783
• Maryland State House, Annapolis, Maryland: November 26, 1783 to August 19, 1784
• French Arms Tavern, Trenton, New Jersey: November 1, 1784 to December 24, 1784
• City Hall (Federal Hall), New York City, New York: January 11, 1785 to Autumn 1788

United States Constitution

• Federal Hall, New York City, New York: March 4, 1789 to December 5, 1790
• Congress Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: December 6, 1790 to May 14, 1800