Is the capitol of Kentucky pronounced “loo-a-vil” or “loo-ee-vil”? Spoiler (Move your mouse to the spoiler area to reveal the content) Show Spoiler Hide Spoiler . Neither- It’s pronounced Frankfort.
Weird how in any state with 2 decent sized cities, the capitol will always be a small town in between them.
Salem, Oregon, an hour south of Portland and three hours north of Eugene. I wouldn't call Salem a 'small' town exactly. Small in comparison to Portland though.
Frankfort, Ky was selected to be the Capitol for practical and financial reasons: https://explorekyhistory.ky.gov/items/show/505 I'm sure each state has an interesting story about how the Capitol city was selected.