229 Cities and Towns in 1800

229 Cities and Towns in 1800

 Philadelphia was the largest city in the United States . It had a population of seventy thousand . But New York was not far behind Phila - delphia in population . Except these two , no city in the whole United States had more than thirty thou - sand inhabitants . The seat of gov - ernment had been removed from Philadelphia to Washington . But the new capital was a city only in name . One broad long street , Pennsylva - nia Avenue , led from the unfinished Capitol to the unfinished White House . Congress held its sessions in a temporary wooden building . The White House could be lived in . But Mrs . Adams found the unfinished reception room very convenient for drying clothes on rainy Mondays . A few cheaply built and very un - comfortable boarding - houses com - pleted the city .