American State Capitals Codexery — Data & Quality

We publish our audit record because accuracy claims should be checkable. Every entry on this site runs through an automated fact-audit pipeline (accuracy audit → source-grounded repair → visual QA); this page is generated from that pipeline's own report, not written by hand.

Last full accuracy audit: 2026-08-29 · 5 entries checked · 3 flagged · 6 issues confirmed · 3 corrected · 3 still open

Recent findings (audit lane, verbatim)

Hartford, Connecticut — The claim that Hartford was the richest city in the United States for several decades after the American Civil War is not supported by widely accepted historical data.

Hartford, Connecticut — The Hartford Courant is not definitively the oldest continuously published newspaper in the United States, as other newspapers have older continuous publication claims.

Juneau, Alaska — The entry states Juneau was named the capital in 1906, when the government of the District of Alaska was moved from Sitka as dictated by the U.S. Congress in 1900. However, the U.S. Congress did not dictate the move in 1900; the 1900 law allowed the capital to

Juneau, Alaska — The entry claims Juneau is the only U.S. state capital besides Honolulu not connected by road to the contiguous United States. This is factually incorrect: Juneau is the only U.S. state capital not connected by road to the rest of North America (including Cana

Lincoln, Nebraska — The entry states the population as 291,082 as of the 2020 census, but the actual 2020 census population for Lincoln, Nebraska, is 291,774.

Lincoln, Nebraska — The entry claims the current state capitol is the third-tallest capitol building in the United States, but it is actually the second-tallest (after the Louisiana State Capitol).

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