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  2. List of counties in Texas - Wikipedia

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    The U.S. state of Texas is divided into 254 counties, more than any other U.S. state. [1] While only about 20% of Texas counties are generally located within the Houston—Dallas—San Antonio—Austin areas, they serve a majority of the state's population with approximately 22,000,000 inhabitants.

  3. 1777 in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The New York Court for the Trial of Impeachments is established by the New York State Constitution of 1777. Camden, Burke and Nash Counties, North Carolina are created. Waightstill Avery becomes the first North Carolina Attorney General. Washington County, North Carolina is founded (now Tennessee). [14] Colebrook Township, Pennsylvania is settled.

  4. Category:History of Texas by county - Wikipedia

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    History of Texas by county. Subcategories. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. H. History of Harrison County, Texas (1 C) Y.

  5. Territorial evolution of the United States - Wikipedia

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    While many sources state that Mexico recognized the independence of the eastern portion of Texas, the treaties were rejected by the Mexican government. Texas formally handed over sovereignty to the United States in a ceremony on February 19, 1846. [180] The annexation led to the beginning of the Mexican–American War a few months later. [180 ...

  6. List of counties by U.S. state and territory - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of the 3,143 counties and county-equivalents in the 50 states and District of Columbia sorted by U.S. state, plus an additional 100 county-equivalents in the U.S. territories sorted by territory.

  7. Colonial history of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Meanwhile, Yankees from New England started moving in, as did immigrants from Germany. New York City attracted a large polyglot population, including a large black slave population. [60] New Jersey began as a division of New York, and was divided into the proprietary colonies of East and West Jersey for a time. [61]

  8. History of Texas - Wikipedia

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    Native Americans in East Texas began to settle in villages shortly after 500 BC, farming and building the first burial mounds. They were influenced by the Mississippian culture, which had major sites throughout the Mississippi basin. [9] In the Trans-Pecos area, populations were influenced by Mogollon culture. Early Ceramics date back to ca ...

  9. List of Texas county seat name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    An enlargeable map of the 254 counties of the State of Texas. The following is a list of Texas county seat name etymologies, taken from the Handbook of Texas. A separate list of Texas county name etymologies, covering Texas counties instead of its county seats, is also available.