Krall
Banned
I technically have two questions rather than just the one, but they're closely linked.
The first question is as above: Has there ever been a serious proposal to move the US federal capital?
I know there was some debate over where the first capital would be early on, and they settled on Washington DC's current site as it was a convenient, central location, but as the US has expanded Washington DC has moved further and further from the centre of the US. I was wondering if there had ever been any proposals to move the US capital closer to the geographic or population centre of the US?
The second question is thus: If there were to be such a proposal, where would be a good place to move the US capital to and how plausible would the move be?
I'm actually asking this for a timeline involving a much different United States, but assume I'm talking about the OTL US. Are there any major transportation hubs or population centres in the Midwest that would make for convenient capital cities? For the sake of this question assume the year is around 1900 (or before 1900, considering the forum we're in).
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
The first question is as above: Has there ever been a serious proposal to move the US federal capital?
I know there was some debate over where the first capital would be early on, and they settled on Washington DC's current site as it was a convenient, central location, but as the US has expanded Washington DC has moved further and further from the centre of the US. I was wondering if there had ever been any proposals to move the US capital closer to the geographic or population centre of the US?
The second question is thus: If there were to be such a proposal, where would be a good place to move the US capital to and how plausible would the move be?
I'm actually asking this for a timeline involving a much different United States, but assume I'm talking about the OTL US. Are there any major transportation hubs or population centres in the Midwest that would make for convenient capital cities? For the sake of this question assume the year is around 1900 (or before 1900, considering the forum we're in).
Any help would be greatly appreciated!