Philidalphia was the first capital of the US located. Brendan #14
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The first US capital was Philadelphia. This would be the oldest capital of the US.
Some consider York to have been the first capital because of the Articles of Confederation but New York City was the first capital of the New Constitution.
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.
The first capital of the U.S.A was Philadelphia. It was not New York. Plus New york was known as New Amsterdam, and it was the capital during the American Revolution, at which point we were not a unified country. Philadelphia was our capital when we announced our freedom from Britain becoming a country. Anybody who says New york was the first capital is absolutely wrong!
The first capital city of the US was New York.