Named after a city in Kent, England, what is the longest-serving capital in terms of statehood?

On December 7, 1787, Delaware became the first state to join the Union, making its state capital of Dover the longest-serving in terms of statehood. William Penn (the namesake for Pennsylvania) founded the city, naming it for the English city of the same name.

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