The U.S. capital wasn't always in Washington, D.C. Where did our country house its capital before 1800?

Founded by Quaker William Penn in 1682, Philadelphia played a major role in the formation of the United States. The Founding Fathers gathered in Philadelphia to sign the Declaration of Independence in 1776 as well as the Constitution in 1787. It was the largest city in the nation until surpassed by New York in 1790 and served as the temporary U.S. capital from 1790 to 1800 while the new capital was constructed in D.C.

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