AH CHALLENGE: Move the US Capital West

Well, the capitol HAd to be moved when the Confederacy wouldn't give it back. Philadelphia seemed logical to many, but Chicago had better transportation and rail lines.
 
Well, the capitol HAd to be moved when the Confederacy wouldn't give it back. Philadelphia seemed logical to many, but Chicago had better transportation and rail lines.

Jeez... people keep saying, the POD (Point of Departure, when things change) is AFTER the US Civil War. Not during it or before it. After the US has won the Civil War.
 
Mea culpa.

That's OK, it's just that about 1/2 a dozen people did it in the first 20-odd posts, was getting very annoying.

Actually, I'm going to suggest that the OP reposts the thread, this time stating VERY CLEARLY the POD, to leave no possible room for confusion. Just a thought...
 
1) Nuclear war - before mid 60s, the capital would likely be Denver, after that, whatever is the largest surviving city

2) natural disaster wipes out DC, capital likely moves to Kansas City or St Louis

3) Nuclear meltdown in Delmarva results in temporary transfer, eventually they just decide not to move back
 
W/a POD after the American Civil War, develop a plausable scenario where the U. S. national capital is moved west to Chicago, St. Louis or someplace more toward the center of the westward expanding nation.

Simple - load the contents of Ft.Knox onto a train and take it to Ft Leavenworth, e.g. Wouldn't this be the bulk of the capital of the US?
 
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