I ALSO SUPPORT THE DELAWAREAN CAPITAL.
I believe Wilmington was offered as a spot...
Let's run with it.
I ALSO SUPPORT THE DELAWAREAN CAPITAL.
I believe Wilmington was offered as a spot...
This also describes Maryland perfectly at the time, so I don't see why they would prefer Delaware over MD.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.
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....
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.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.![]()
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.
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.