How many U.S. state capitals are named after a non-American?

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How many U.S. state capitals are named after a non-American?

Question #150454. Asked by Thesuperyoshi.
Last updated Feb 03 2024.
Originally posted Jan 12 2024 5:04 AM.

pehinhota

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pehinhota

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Bismarck North Dakota

https://www.britannica.com/place/Bismarck-North-Dakota

Jan 12 2024, 5:10 AM

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Answer 1

Juneau Alaska is named for a French-Canadian...

Juneau
city in Alaska, settled 1881 and named for French-Canadian prospector Joe Juneau (1836-1899), who with Dick Harris founded the place shortly after gold was discovered nearby.

https://www.etymonline.com/word/Juneau

Answer 2

Columbus Ohio should also fit the description

The city of Columbus was named after 15th-century Italian explorer Christopher Columbus at the city's founding in 1812.[13] It is the largest city in the world named for the explorer, who sailed to and settled parts of the Americas on behalf of Isabella I of Castile and Spain.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus,_Ohio

Answer 3

Sorry, but we have at least two more...

1) Annapolis, Maryland was named after then Princess Anne who later became Queen Anne.

https://www.capitalgazette.com/2021/02/01/carl-snowden-understanding-black-history-and-how-annapolis-got-its-name-commentary/

2) St Paul, MN was named after St. Paul the Apostle

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Saint_Paul,_Minnesota

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Walneto

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The capital of New York is Albany which was named for the Duke of Albany. I don't think any Duke of Albany ever visited Albany, New York, but even if he did, he was a European.

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

Jan 12 2024, 11:28 PM

Answer 5

For Helena, the state capital of Montana, there are two existing explanations. It was either named after Helena Township in Minnesota (which was named after Helen of Troy) or St. Helena, the island where Napoleon was exiled, which was named after Helena, mother of Constantine I.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena,_Montana

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena_Township,_Scott_County,_Minnesota

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

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena,_mother_of_Constantine_I

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