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  2. History of South Carolina - Wikipedia

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    South Carolina is named after King Charles I of England.Carolina is taken from the Latin word for "Charles", Carolus. South Carolina was formed in 1712. By the end of the 16th century, the Spanish and French had left the area of South Carolina after several reconnaissance missions, expeditions and failed colonization attempts, notably the short-living French outpost of Charlesfort followed by ...

  3. Pickens County, South Carolina - Wikipedia

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    The town of Easley, named for General W. K. Easley, was chartered in 1874. The towns of Liberty and Central sprang up along the railroad about the same time and were soon incorporated. Calhoun (now part of Clemson) was founded in the 1890s, to be followed in the early 1900s by Six Mile and Norris as incorporated areas.

  4. Virginia City, Nevada - Wikipedia

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    Many tons of rich gold and silver ore, such as the example shown here, built and supported Virginia City. Like many cities and towns in Nevada, Virginia City was a mining boomtown; it developed virtually overnight as a result of miners rushing to the Comstock Lode silver strike of 1859. But, Virginia City far surpassed all others for its peak ...

  5. Thomas Green Clemson - Wikipedia

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    The military college, founded in 1889, opened its doors in 1893 to 446 cadets. Clemson Agricultural College was renamed Clemson University in 1964. A statue of Thomas Green Clemson, as well as the Fort Hill house, are located on the campus. The town of Calhoun that bordered the campus was renamed Clemson in 1943.

  6. Norfolk, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Norfolk (/ ˈ n ɔːr f ʊ k / ⓘ NOR-fuuk, locally / ˈ n ɔː f ɪ k / NAW-fik) is an independent city in Virginia, United States.As of the 2020 census, Norfolk had a population of 238,005, making it the third-most populous city in Virginia after neighboring Virginia Beach and Chesapeake, and the 95th-most populous city in the nation. [4]

  7. Williamsburg, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    As with all cities in Virginia, Williamsburg is legally independent of both counties. The city is on the I-64 corridor, 45 miles (72 km) southeast of Richmond and about 37 miles (60 km) northwest of Norfolk. It is in the northwest corner of Hampton Roads, the nation's 37th-largest metropolitan area, with a population of 1,576,370.

  8. Hampshire County, West Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Hampshire County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia.As of the 2020 census, the population was 23,093. [1] Its county seat is Romney, [2] West Virginia's oldest town (1762).

  9. List of freedmen's towns - Wikipedia

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    Barrett Station; Bear Creek, Texas (Dallas County) Douglass Community; Clarksville Historic District (Austin,TX) Deep Ellum, Dallas; Ellis Alley, San Antonio; Elm Thicket, Dallas