Washington District, North Carolina
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washington-district-north-carolina-182-11382855
title:
Washington District, North Carolina
text:
The Washington District of North Carolina was in a remote area west of the Appalachian Mountains, officially existing for only a short period, although it had been self-proclaimed and functioning as an independent governing entity since the spring of 1775. The district was the bureaucratic successor to the Watauga Association, a group of Virginian settlers that colonized the area in 1769, originally believing themselves to be in trans-Appalachian Virginia territory. When the settlement's applica
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Short-lived district in western North Carolina (Tennessee)
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_District,_North_Carolina
date created:
2010-08-28T06:49:59Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T14:10:24Z
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