Tag: US Capitols
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US State Capitols: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
The Louisiana State Capitol is a towering 1930s skyscraper. Date Visited: May 23, 2020 There have been humans in Baton Rouge for a long time, archaeological digs suggest maybe as far back as 12,000 BC. The first white men to come to the area were French explorers and they saw a red stick that marked…
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US State Capitols: Sacramento, California
Visited July 20, 2018 When California was part of Mexico, the capital of what was known as Alta California was in Monterey. In 1849 California declared itself a free and independent nation. At that time Sacramento drafted it’s first city charter. In 1850, when California became part of the United States, Sacramento was incorporated as…