Of the cities listed, which is not a state capital of one of the United States of America?

Although the largest city in the state by population is Anchorage, Alaska, its capital Juneau is the second largest. The City and Borough of Juneau (2010 US Census) had a population of just over 31,000. Its population can increase temporarily by an additional 6,000 people daily during the Alaskan cruise season, as Juneau is a major stop on cruise itineraries.

Unique among state capitals, Juneau is the only capital which has no roads to the rest of Alaska, or to the rest of the North American continent, It is completely isolated by rugged mountains and can only be reached by water or air.

Named after Quebec prospector Joe Juneau, it has been the capital since 1906, when the US Congress moved it from Sitka. The Juneau municipality is the second largest city in the United States in area, being larger than both Delaware and Rhode Island.

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Ed Taber

Pretty neat. When surveyors sent a preliminary map of Alaska to Washington there was a small nameless settlement marked merely as "Name?". Evidently the plate got creased and the cartographers in the capitol took it as "Nome" and it has been that ever since.

Jim Laughner

Spreston, And Springfield is the capital of of Illinois and Montpelier is the capital of Vermont, what's your point?

Donna Smith

Got the correct answer.

Jim Adams

Having lived a good portion of my life in Anchorage, this question was just too easy.

Julie Stratton Earp

Gary Aubin, no, you cannot get to Juneau by train. You can get to Skagway but not Juneau

Julie Stratton Earp

Fairbanks is the 2nd largest city in Alaska. Juneau is 3rd.

Mary Bates Muckle

WOW I am getting smart lately with the questions!

Keith Norris

Another very easy one but I just learned something about the size of Juneau being larger then both Delaware and Rhode Island. Wow .I have driven around Rhode Island and it is tiny but I have never been to Delaware.

Mallory

Yes, Got it

Margaret Louise Gifford

Easy question after visiting there recently. Whale watching, what an adventure!

Mary Ann Gordon

Been there!

Vonda Summers

Got it

Joyce Bruns

I actually knew the answer to this, and what the capital of Alaska is, which surprised me. It has literally been over 60 years since I studied the capitals, in the 4th grade, and haven't had to really think much about them ever since. This means, of course, that there are some of the capitals that I don't remember. I'm really tired of the pure meanness and arrogance of someone who would make a remark such as, "Was at first surprised by the response statistics. Have to remember responses come from outside U.S. and Canada." Not everybody knows everything that someone else does, and it's ignorant to assume that they do. Ah, well, at least this one wasn't another trick question.