FUN WITH MAPS ISSUE 2026-081
LOVELAND, OH (May 15, 2026) – This edition of Fun with Maps has the U.S. capital moving from New York City, where it originated, to its present location in the District of Columbia.
Capital on the Move
An issue for a new nation is to decide where its key government branches will reside and meet. It is not necessarily in the same city.
The US Congress first met in New York City starting in 1789, so that city is the first capital city.
In the following year it was decided to make Washington DC the permanent capital. Also in 1890 Philadelphia started to serve as temporary capital of the US…