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This Midwest city is the only state capital whose unabbreviated name starts with 3 consonants |
Springfield, Illinois
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FJ |
STATE CAPITALS |
2000-11-23 |
#3734 |
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Abraham Lincoln moved to this capital city in 1837 |
Springfield, Illinois
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$300 |
J |
STATE CAPITALS |
2000-11-09 |
#3724 |
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It was chosen as a state capital in 1837, the same year Lincoln moved there |
Springfield, Illinois
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$400 |
DJ |
STATE CAPITALS |
1992-05-15 |
#1790 |
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Dirt poor, riding a borrowed horse & carrying everything with him, Lincoln arrived here on April 15, 1837 |
Springfield, Illinois
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$800 |
DJ |
STATE CAPITALS |
1987-03-13 |
#590 |
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While Springfield, Mass. & Springfield, Mo. are larger, this state's Springfield is a capital |
Illinois
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$400 |
DJ |
STATE CAPITALS |
1987-03-04 |
#583 |