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The county, still named Slaughter County, became part of Iowa Territory on July 4, 1838, when it was organized. To honor George Washington, the county opted to change its name on January 25, 1839. [5] [6] The first White American colonizers arrived in Washington County in 1835, and began establishing individual domiciles in 1836. A settlement ...
The district contains a mix of civic and commercial buildings, fraternal clubs, churches, warehouses, automobile-related services, utility companies, theaters, and a newspaper office. The civic buildings include the courthouse, county jail and sheriff's residence, post office, and the public library (both the old and new buildings).
The Washington County Courthouse in Washington, Iowa, United States, was built in 1887. It was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981 as a part of the County Courthouses in Iowa Thematic Resource. [1] In 2013 it was included as a contributing property in the Washington Downtown Historic District. The courthouse ...
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