Poll: Alternate US Capital.

Alternate US Capital?

  • New York City, New York.

    Votes: 30 18.8%
  • Boston, Massachusetts.

    Votes: 9 5.6%
  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

    Votes: 91 56.9%
  • Richmond, Virginia.

    Votes: 15 9.4%
  • Other (please specify).

    Votes: 15 9.4%

  • Total voters
    160
Most likely Philadelphia. As stated before, they have political history.

I like the idea of having the capital be in Delaware. A state that straddles north and south and is neither huge economically or politically in and of itself. No claims to favoritism can be made.
This also describes Maryland perfectly at the time, so I don't see why they would prefer Delaware over MD.
 
At the time Philidelphia was probably the best choice but for a new capitol some time after the ACW I nominate Madison WI. The current site of the WI capitol building is a striking geographic location.
 
They're all just as bad if not worse than Washington.

For a best capital I'd go with Chicago at least, more of a central location (still not entirely central but in terms of population its more so than it would otherwise be).
The trouble with the more properly central places is there really isn't much in them or the capacity to support much....

From the options and assuming a choice made in the 18th century...Philadelphia I guess. Has a nice classical ring for it suitable for a capital too.
 
I'd have to agree with the Delaware vote. It's not much Bigger then DC. why not just make the whole state the Federal District. Could you imagine the tolls they would have then. Hell the national budget could probally be provided, summer driving season alone.
 
They're all just as bad if not worse than Washington.

For a best capital I'd go with Chicago at least, more of a central location (still not entirely central but in terms of population its more so than it would otherwise be).
The trouble with the more properly central places is there really isn't much in them or the capacity to support much....


Very true; the area that became Chicago was just a far distant trading post until the late 1790's when Fort Dearborn was established. If you're looking for an established "western" city for a US capital, then Detroit would be a good choice.:D
 
Very true; the area that became Chicago was just a far distant trading post until the late 1790's when Fort Dearborn was established. If you're looking for an established "western" city for a US capital, then Detroit would be a good choice.:D
Even then. In the War of 1812 it held ~58 people. When Captain Heald retreated, his column consisted of everyone in the fort, plus 12 civilian males, "3 or 4 women" and "several" children (of which 12 were said to be killed). This info from "The War of 1812" by John K Mahon, who seems to occasionally get confused when pulling info from multiple sources. Still, I think this indicates the general size of the civilian population in "Chicago" at that time.
 

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I do agree with the Delawarean Capital, but if its Wilimington or Dover, they're going to have to change the name to D.C. I guess. And Im guessing they'll be chaning the state name to like Comlubus or Columbia, since it owuld be a Federal District/State.
 
For a best capital I'd go with Chicago at least, more of a central location (still not entirely central but in terms of population its more so than it would otherwise be).
The trouble with the more properly central places is there really isn't much in them or the capacity to support much....

From the options and assuming a choice made in the 18th century...Philadelphia I guess. Has a nice classical ring for it suitable for a capital too.

A western capital would be quite interesting. Obviously New York, or Philly would have to stay as the official capital for a longer time.

Southerners would not like this. But if you delay the creation of a federal district for a capital until after the Civil War (which might happen earlier with a Northern Capital) you might end up with a Western D.C.

It can be called Americana (ala Brasilia).

Yo can make it look like Venice if yo locate it where the Ohio river meets the Mississippi. (Kentuky/Tenessee/Missouri/Illinois border)
 
Baltimore would be an excellent compromise choice. I was going to suggest it myself.

Border state location, excellent harbor facilities for recieving emmisaries and communications and a far more defensible than DC turned out to be.

Nice call.

I agree at that time Kent County, Maryland was the mean center of population or the country.
 
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