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Sony's PlayStation 2 is the best-selling game system overall with over 160 million units worldwide. [1]A video game console is a standardized computing device tailored for video gaming.
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The Indiana State Legislature passed an omnibus county bill on February 7, 1835 [3] that authorized the creation of thirteen counties [4] in northeast Indiana, including Jay - the only county in the United States named for John Jay, co-author of The Federalist Papers, Secretary of Foreign Affairs under the Articles of Confederation, and first Chief Justice of the United States.
The county fell into economic decline after the American Civil War, as industry began to shift from southern Indiana to the northern part of the state. On the evening of May 20, 2009, the county courthouse caught fire. The fire began in the steeple of the courthouse, which was under reconstruction for Madison's bicentenary.
The largest county is Allen (657 sq. mi., 1,702 km 2) and the smallest is Ohio (86 sq. mi., 223 km 2). [3] According to the Constitution of Indiana, no county may be created of less than 400 square miles (1,000 km 2), nor may any county smaller than this be further reduced in size, which precludes any new counties. [4]
The county government is a constitutional body, and is granted specific powers by the Constitution of Indiana, and by the Indiana Code. County Council: The county council is the fiscal body of the county government and controls all the spending and revenue collection in the county. The 7 representatives are elected from 4 county districts and 3 ...
Lincoln City was laid out in 1872 [3] when the railroad was extended to that point. [4] The community was named for the Lincoln family. [4] Nearby is the Nancy Hanks Lincoln Memorial, as well as the site of the Lincoln log cabin, built in 1816.
Pike County is a county in the southwest portion of the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 12,250. [1] The county seat is Petersburg. [2] It contains the geographic point representing median center of US population in 2010. [3] Pike County is part of the Jasper Micropolitan Statistical Area.