Fort Whipple was founded in 1864 and became the temporary first Territorial Capital. The Capital was moved to Prescott in 1864 when the town was established. The Legislature moved the Capital to Tucson in 1867 and back to Prescott in 1877. Phoenix became the Territorial Capital in 1899.
The first territorial capital of the Mississippi Territory was Natchez, established in 1798. In 1802, the capital was moved to Washington, Mississippi, which served as the capital until 1817 when Mississippi became a state.
The Territorial Capital was moved to Phoenix from Prescott in 1899. Phoenix became the capital of the State of Arizona on February 14, 1912; the same day that Arizona became a state.
The first Territorial Capital was Fort Whipple.
corydon became a territorial capital in 1813 when it was moved from vincennes. when Indiana became a state on December 11, 1816, corydon became the FIRST state capital. in order to have a more centralized capital, it was moved to Indianapolis in 1825. (source: a lifetime resident of corydon, Indiana)
The first Territorial Capital was Fort Whipple.
As a US State, then Yes. The first Territorial Capital was Fort Whipple, then Prescott, then Tucson and back to Prescott. In 1899 it was moved to Phoenix, which remained the capital when Arizona became a state in 1912.
The address of the First Territorial Capital Of Idaho Revitalization Project is: Po Box 2167, Lewiston, ID 83501-1420
It was just land, I guess... Congress established the Michigan Territory in 1805. William Hull was the first territorial governor and the capital of the territory was Detroit.
In 1789 New York City became the nation's first capital. Then in 1790 the capital was relocated to Pennsylvania where it remained for ten years. Once again in 1800 the capital was move to its current location in Washington D.C.
It wasn't. The capital of Indiana Territory (before Indiana became a state) was at Vincennes 1800-1813. The territorial capital was moved to Corydon in 1813 (and Corydon became the State's first capital in 1816). The Indiana State Museum attributes the move to politics: "In 1813, the territory capital was moved to Corydon along the Ohio River. The move was a master political strategy devised by Jonathan Jennings. Jennings was the territorial delegate to Congress and a bitter political foe of Harrison. Jennings later became the first governor of the state of Indiana. "
Frankfort was not established as the capital of Tennessee until 19 days after the state was admitted to the Union, on June 1, 1792. On June 20, various localities competed to become the site of the capital, and Frankfort (Franklin County) was chosen.