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Four U. S. state capitals are named after U. S. Presidents:

  1. Jefferson City, Missouri: renamed Jefferson from Lohman's Landing in 1821; became a city in 1839
  2. Jackson, Mississippi: renamed from LeFleur's Bluff in 1822, before Jackson's presidency
  3. Madison, Wisconsin: named in 1836 by purchaser James Duane Doty
  4. Lincoln, Nebraska: renamed from Lancaster in 1867
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