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Washington « Every County
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Pacific County (pop. 20,920) is in the southwestern corner of Washington. It’s the only Pacific County in the U.S. Willapa Bay, the second-largest estuary on the U.S. Pacific coast, is a major producer of oysters. San Francisco Bay is larger. The county seat of Pacific County is the city of South Bend (pop. 1,637). Pacific County Courthouse (1909). Comedian and six-time presidential candidate Pat Paulsen (1927-1997) was born in South Bend. The project started in 1993. Bathrooms are down the hall. Grays H...
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Florida « Every County
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Monroe County (pop.73,090) is one of 17 Monroe counties, all named for James Monroe (1758-1831), fifth president of the U.S. Although 87% of the county’s land is on the mainland (in Everglades National Park and Big Cypress National Preserve), more than 99% of the population lives on the Florida Keys. The two parts don’t touch. The Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum was the author’s home from 1931-39. It is known for its six- and seven-toed cats, descendants of Hemingway’s cats. Her real name was Mitzi.
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Michigan « Every County
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Monroe County (pop. 152,021) is one of 17 counties named for James Monroe, fifth president of the United States. He was from Virginia. Monroe County is in the southeastern corner of Michigan, along the shore of Lake Erie. A geographical oddity in Monroe County is the “Lost Peninsula,” which is connected to Toledo, Ohio; drivers must go 10 minutes through Ohio to reach the rest of Michigan. 8220;Lost Peninsula” at upper right, above Toledo. Sterling State Park and Fermi Nuclear Generating Station. River R...
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Minnesota « Every County
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Houston County (pop. 19,027) is in the far southeastern corner of Minnesota, bordered by Wisconsin (across the Mississippi River) on the east and Iowa on the south. Houston County was named for Sam Houston (1793-1863), the first president of the Republic of Texas. Also its third president. Much of the county is in the Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood State Forest. The county seat is Caledonia (pop. 2,868). Houston County Courthouse (1883). La Crescent apple orchard. International Festival of Owls.
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South Carolina « Every County
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Category Archives: South Carolina. South Carolina: Oconee County. Oconee County (pop. 74,273) is in the northwestern corner of South Carolina. The only other Oconee County is in Georgia. The word “Oconee” is derived from a Cherokee word meaning “land beside the water.” The stress is on the second syllable. Oconee State Park is in the Blue Ridge Mountains near the community of Mountain Rest. Whitewater Falls is nearby. The Walhalla Graded School (1901) now houses the Walhalla Civic Auditorium. Pickens Cou...
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South Carolina: Allendale County « Every County
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South Carolina: Allendale County. Allendale County, west of Bamberg County and adjacent to Georgia, has a population of 10,419 – second smallest in South Carolina. Allendale County was the last county established in South Carolina; it was created from pieces of Hampton and Barnwell counties. Allendale County Courthouse (1922). The county seat is Allendale (pop. 3,482), home of the University of South Carolina Salkehatchie. The university opened in 1965 and now has about 1,100 students. Leave a Reply Canc...
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Michigan Map « Every County
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This is the route that I took through Michigan’s 83 counties, starting in Keweenaw County in the northwest and ending in Monroe County in the southeast. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Facebook account. ( Log Out. Notify me of new comments via email.
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Wyoming « Every County
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Park County (pop. 28,205) is in the northwestern corner of Wyoming. It is one of three Park counties in the U.S. Wyoming’s fourth-largest county in square miles. Park County was named for Yellowstone National Park; more than half of the park is in the county. Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. Mammoth Hot Springs is in the northern part of the county, near the Montana border. Adjacent to Fort Yellowstone. Born in 1846 in LeClaire, Iowa. It was moved in 1933. A painting by “Jack the Dripper”. Teton County i...
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