Because it's in Pennsylvania
Philadelphia.
While Philadelphia would have been an appropriate capital city for the US, George Washington desired a separate district for the capital. He chose the area between his native Virginia and Maryland.
No, Harrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania, not Philadelphia.
Philadelphia is a city in Pennsylvania, and its capital is Harrisburg.
Philadelphia, then the capital of Pennsylvania, was the seat of the US federal government during the Revolutionary War and under the Articles of Confederation. (New York City was once the US capital as well, but it was not the capital of New York State.)
The first US capital was Philadelphia. This would be the oldest capital of the US.
The first US capital was Philadelphia. This would be the oldest capital of the US.
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Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was the first capital.
New York City and Philadelphia.
Philadelphia.
The National Capital In 1790 was Philadelphia.
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