And you were supposed to think, well, the state legislature was rural-controlled, and they hated the big city, so rather than putting the capital in a big city, they put it in a county seat.
Supostamente devíamos pensar, "A legislatura do estado  era controlada pelas forças rurais e eles odiavam as cidades grandes. Assim, em vez de pôr a capital  numa grande cidade, colocavam-na na sede do município."