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  2. List of the most common U.S. county name etymologies

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    Union County, North Carolina: Named as a compromise between Whigs, who wanted to name the new county after Henry Clay, and Democrats, who wanted to name it after Andrew Jackson. [3] [4] Union County, Ohio: Named because it is a union of portions of Delaware, Franklin, Logan, and Madison counties. Union County, Oregon; Union County, Pennsylvania

  3. List of U.S. county name etymologies (S–Z) - Wikipedia

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    Union County: North Carolina: Its name was a compromise between Whigs, who wanted to name the new county for Henry Clay, and Democrats, who wanted to name it for Andrew Jackson. Union County: Ohio: The name is reflective of the county's origins, being the union of pieces of Franklin, Delaware, Madison, and Logan Counties. [14] Union County: Oregon

  4. Lists of U.S. county name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    These are lists of U.S. county name etymologies.Many U.S. states have counties named after U.S. presidents such as Washington, Madison, Polk, Jefferson, etc. Counties are also commonly named after famous individuals, local Native American tribes once in the area (Washoe County, Nevada), cities located within the county, and land or water features (Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, meaning "Fat Hill ...

  5. List of portable application creators - Wikipedia

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    Portable application creators allow the creation of portable applications (also called portable apps). They usually use application virtualization . Creators of independent portable

  6. Markus Persson - Wikipedia

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    He is the creator of Minecraft, which is the best-selling video game in history. He founded the video game development company Mojang Studios in 2009. Persson began developing video games at an early age. His commercial success began after he published an early version of Minecraft in 2009. Prior to the game's official retail release in 2011 ...

  7. List of former U.S. county name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    County name (years established) State Name origin Modern counties Baine County (1866–1868) Alabama: David W. Baine, Confederate General [1] Etowah County: Baker County (1868–1874) Alfred Baker, founder of Clanton, Alabama [2] Chilton County: Benton County (1832–1858) Thomas Hart Benton, U.S. Senator from Missouri [3] Calhoun County ...

  8. Minetest - Wikipedia

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    Mods can be used to add or modify nodes, gameplay mechanics, tools, weapons, armour, monsters, player skins and the user interface. The full source code of Luanti and most of its games and their artistic assets such as textures and sounds, are distributed under free licenses, making it easier to publish modified versions and derivatives .

  9. List of United States counties and county equivalents

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    The following table lists the 3,244 counties and county equivalents of the United States with the following information for each entity: The county or equivalent; The state or equivalent (federal district or territory) The population as of April 1, 2020 as enumerated by the US Census Bureau [10] The county's area in square miles