Introducing Kittitas County On November 24th, 1883, the Washington Territorial Legislature took the northern section of Yakima County to create Kittitas County. The origin of the County’s name is unclear, except that it is definitely native and is shared by …
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Quay County Courthouse (1938), Tucumcari, New Mexico As I wrote in my description of the Guadalupe County Court House, I hadn’t planned on spending the night in Santa Rosa, New Mexico. Torrential rains had me choosing to exit the Interstate …
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Introducing Lincoln County According to HistoryLink.com, the Washington Territorial Legislature created Lincoln County on November 1st, 1883. They used the western extent of Spokane County. They did not, however, confirm the new County’s borders until November 24th. Then on the …
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On March 3rd, 1911, the Idaho Legislature set aside the northern end of Washington County for Adams County, Idaho. They named the new county for the second president of the United States, John Adams. The county’s official web site has …
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