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Dover is the state capital, and its also considered the corporate capital since everyone places their capital in that state.
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Hartford is the state capital, and "Connecticut takes its name from an Algonquian word meaning “land on the long tidal river.” (History.com)
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NIcknamed "The Heart of Dixie" and its capital is Montgomery, and it also played an important role in the American Civil War.
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Its state capital is Little Rock. According to History.com, "The name Arkansas was used by the early French explorers to refer to the Quapaw people—a prominent indigenous group in the area—and to the river along which they settled. The term was likely a corruption of akansea, the word applied to the Quapaw by another local indigenous community, the Illinois. "
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Its state capital is Sacramento. In the 1960s, it was packed with people due to the Gold Rush and trying to make it in California.
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The capital is Denver, and half of its territory encompasses the Rocky Mountains. Also, "Colorado's earliest inhabitants were the ancient Pueblo people (also called the Anasazi), who settled in the southwest part of the region from approximately the years 1 to 1300." (History.com)
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According to History.com, "Some scholars believe that the state's name comes from a Basque phrase meaning “place of oaks,” while others attribute it to a Tohono O'odham (Papago) Indian phrase meaning “place of the young (or little) spring.” Its state capital is Arizona
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Its state capital is Juneau, and its the largest state in the U.S.
