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Wise County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas.As of the 2020 census, its population was 68,632. [1] Its county seat is Decatur. [2] Wise County is part of the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan statistical area.
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The Cherokee colonized the area including Wise from the Xualae between 1671 and 1685. It was later contested by the Six Nations and the Shawnee.Cherokee and Shawnee hunting parties fought a protracted battle at the headwaters of the Clinch River for two days in the summer of 1786, a victory for the Cherokee although losses were heavy on both sides.
Wise County was established in 1856, and Taylorsville (in honor of Zachary Taylor) was made the county seat.. Absalom Bishop, an early settler and member of the Texas Legislature, opposed naming the town after a Whig Party member, and in 1858, arranged to have the name changed to Decatur, in honor of naval hero Stephen Decatur.
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Location of Wise County in Virginia. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Wise County, Virginia.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Wise County, Virginia, United States.
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Wise is a town in Wise County, Virginia.The population was 2,970 at the 2020 census. [4] It is the county seat of Wise County. [5] It was originally incorporated as the town of Gladeville in 1874.