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Calumet County (French for Menominee peace pipe) Cassel (a town in France) Couderay (from lac courte oreilles, "short ears") Dell Prairie; De Pere (from les rapides des pères, "the rapids of the fathers" after Jesuit mission at the location) Dovre; Eau Claire ("clear water") Eau Claire County; Eau Galle (from "Rivière aux Galets," "Gravel River")
The Mitchell Map. The Mitchell Map is a map made by John Mitchell (1711–1768), which was reprinted several times during the second half of the 18th century. The map, formally titled A map of the British and French dominions in North America &c., was used as a primary map source during the Treaty of Paris for defining the boundaries of the newly independent United States.
The extinct counties of Virginia (alphabetically) are: Alexandria County (1749–1791) and (1846–1920) (was part of the District of Columbia 1791-1846), changed its name to become Arlington County in 1920; Charles River County (1637–1643) renamed York County; Dunmore County (1772–1778) renamed Shenandoah County
French Polynesia (designated as an "overseas country", French: pays d'outre-mer) is divided into 5 administrative subdivisions (subdivisions administratives). For elections, it is divided into six electoral districts (circonscriptions électorales), which differ slightly from the 5 administrative subdivisions. The 5 administrative subdivisions ...
The river, county, and town of Yorktown are believed to have been was named for York, a city in Northern England. Charles River Shire became York County in 1643. [ 2 ] The first courthouse and jail were located near what is now Yorktown although the community, founded as a port for shipping tobacco to Europe, as variously called Port of York ...
Water Country USA, a water park located near Williamsburg in York County The Williamsburg Winery , Virginia's largest winery located on a 320-acre (1.3 km 2 ) farm in historical Williamsburg Williamsburg Pottery Factory , located on U.S. Route 60 a few miles west of Williamsburg in James City County
Amherst County is a county, located in the Piedmont region and near the center of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. The county is part of the Lynchburg Metropolitan Statistical Area, and its county seat is also named Amherst. [1] Amherst County was created in 1761 out of Albemarle County, and it was named in honor of Lord ...
David Benbennick made the outline map modified here. For more information, see Commons:United States county locator maps. Date: 15 September 2009, 18:33 (UTC) Source: File:Virginia counties and independent cities map.gif; File:Map of Virginia highlighting Floyd County.svg; Author: File:Virginia counties and independent cities map.gif: User:JosN