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Former colonial and territorial capitals in the United States

  • St. LouisOn the 14th of February 1764, a French fur trading expedition led by Pierre Laclède and his 14-year-old stepson Auguste Chouteau established a settlement on…
  • San AntonioOn the 13th of June 1691, a Spanish expedition led by Domingo de Terán and Alonso de León stumbled upon the San Antonio River.
  • Mobile, AlabamaIn 1702, French colonists founded the Old Mobile Site south of existing Native American villages on the Mobile River. Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville and…
  • St. LouisOn the 14th of February 1764, French fur traders Pierre Laclède and Auguste Chouteau established a settlement on an elevated bluff overlooking the confluence…