Philadelphia Pennsylvania, Washington DC
Actually there have been 15 US national capitals , but most only lasted a few months, and in the case of Lancaster, PA, just one day. However there have been 4 officially recognized national capital cities:
Philadelphia 1776,1777,1788-1783,1790-1800
Annapolis 1783-1784
New York 1785-1788 and 1789-1790
Washington D.C. 1800 to present
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* New York City, New York: 3 times * Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: 5 times * Baltimore, Maryland * Lancester, Pennsylvania * York, Pennsylvania * Princeton, New Jersey * Annapolis, Maryland * Trenton, New Jersey * New York, New York * Washington, D.C 1800 - Present* *Leesburg, Virginia 1814. When Washington was sacked by British and Canadian troops during the War of 1812 the government with its records and documents, including the Constitution and Declaration of Independence, fled to Virginia and took refuge in the vicinity of Leesburg.
Montgomery, Alabama was the first capital of Confederate States, and Richmond, Virginia.
Baton Rouge, Opelousas, and Shreveport
It was mostly just D.C. But some believe Richmond or Williamsburg were capitals before it.
9 cites in US named Dublin. What states are they in?
Harrisburg