U.S. capitals named after people

Name the state and federal capitals that are named after real people

Does not include capitals named to honor another city, even if the original city was named in honor of someone

Doesn't include Santa Fe, who's long, official name honors St. Francis, but who's common name does not.

The federal capital is not named Washington

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Honoree description	Answer	State	Name of honoree
British royalty	Albany	New York	Duke of Albany and later James II
British royalty	Annapolis	Maryland	Princess (later Queen) Anne
Daughter of Secretary of War	Augusta	Maine	Augusta Dearborn
Pioneer	Austin	Texas	Stephen F. Austin
German chancellor	Bismarck	North Dakota	Otto von Bismarck
Pioneer and soldier	Carson City	Nevada	Kit Carson
Possibly father of town founder	Charleston	West Virginia	Charles Clendenin
European explorer	Columbia	South Carolina	Christopher Columbus
European explorer	Columbus	Ohio	Christopher Columbus
Civil War general	Denver	Colorado	James Denver
European explorer	District of Columbia	United States	Christopher Columbus
Pioneer	Frankfort	Kentucky	Stephen Frank
Businessperson	Harrisburg	Pennsylvania	James Harris, Sr.
U.S. president	Jackson	Mississippi	Andrew Jackson
U.S. president	Jefferson City	Missouri	Thomas Jefferson
Gold prospector	Juneau	Alaska	Joe Juneau
U.S. president	Lincoln	Nebraska	Abraham Lincoln
U.S. president	Madison	Wisconsin	James Madison
Revolutionary War general	Montgomery	Alabama	Richard Montgomery
Revolutionary War general	Nashville	Tennessee	Francis Nash
Businessperson	Pierre	South Dakota	Pierre Chouteau, Jr.
British politician	Raleigh	North Carolina	Sir Walter Raleigh
Christian apostle	St. Paul	Minnesota	St. Paul
Businessperson	Trenton	New Jersey	William Trent

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Jun 17, 2021

The federal capital actually is named Washington, the state equivalent is the District of Columbia. Denver is to CO as Washington is to DC. It just so happens that the City of Washington is coterminous with the District of Columbia, so that is where the confusion arises.

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Jun 19, 2021

That would make sense, but it's not accurate. There once was a City of Washington established by Congress in a portion of the District of Columbia. The City of Washington was disincorporated by Congress in 1871, leaving only one remaining official entity, the District of Columbia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_of_Columbia_Organic_Act_of_1871

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