Capitol City

Capitol City may refer to:

  • A capital is the principal city or town associated with its government
  • Capitol City, Kentucky was a plan for a new capital of the United States, along with the Western District of Columbia, across the Ohio River from Metropolis, Illinois
  • Capitol City, Colorado is a ghost town founded in 1877
  • Capitol City (The Simpsons) is the fictional state capital in the TV series, The Simpsons. It is the capital of the state where Springfield and Shelbyville are located

Famous quotes containing the words capitol and/or city:

    “A woman with her two children was captured on the steps of the capitol building, whither she had fled for protection, and this, too, while the stars and stripes floated over it.”
    —Jane Grey Swisshelm (1815–1884)

    “This city now doth, like a garment, wear
    The beauty of the morning; silent bare,
    Ships, towers, domes, theatres and temples lie
    Open unto the fields and to the sky;
    All bright and glittering in the smokeless air.”
    —William Wordsworth (1770–1850)