The Encyclopedia Americana: The International Reference Work, Volume 7Americana Corporation, 1960 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... courthouse . Clarksburg was founded in 1782 , became the county seat in 1786 , and secured its first charter in 1897 , when its population was about 3,000 . It was named after George Rogers Clark , the explorer , and was the birthplace ...
... courthouse . Clarksburg was founded in 1782 , became the county seat in 1786 , and secured its first charter in 1897 , when its population was about 3,000 . It was named after George Rogers Clark , the explorer , and was the birthplace ...
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... County seat ; altitude 746 feet ; 45 miles northeast of Springfield ; on the Illinois Central Railroad . It is in a farming area , has railroad shops , and manufactures dairy products , patent medicines , and dresses . Pop . ( 1940 ) ...
... County seat ; altitude 746 feet ; 45 miles northeast of Springfield ; on the Illinois Central Railroad . It is in a farming area , has railroad shops , and manufactures dairy products , patent medicines , and dresses . Pop . ( 1940 ) ...
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... seat of Franklin County . Land on the east bank of the Scioto was held by four men who , in 1812 , offered 20 acres of the high forest land there to the Ohio General Assembly as the site of a per- manent seat of state government ...
... seat of Franklin County . Land on the east bank of the Scioto was held by four men who , in 1812 , offered 20 acres of the high forest land there to the Ohio General Assembly as the site of a per- manent seat of state government ...
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