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	List of Michigan county name etymologies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Antrim County is named for named for County Antrim in Ireland.
		Clare County is named for named for County Clare in Ireland.
		Wexford County is named for named for County Wexford in Ireland.
	worldhistory.com /wiki/L/List-of-Michigan-county-name-etymologies.htm (1225 words)

	List of Texas county name etymologies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Archer County, Texas: Archer is named for Branch Tanner Archer, a commissioner for the Republic of Texas.
		Castro County, Texas: Castro is named for Henri Castro, a French consul general for the Republic of Texas and founder of a colony in Texas.
		Hockley County, Texas: Hockley is named for George Washington Hockley, Chief of Staff of the Texas Army during the Texas Revolution, artillery commander during the Battle of San Jacinto, and secretary of war of the Republic of Texas.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Texas_county_name_etymologies (5166 words)

	List of Texas county name etymologies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Castro County, Texas : Castro is named for Henri Castro, a French consul general for the Republic of Texas and founder of a colony in Texas.
		Jones County, Texas : Jones is named for Anson Jones, the fifth List of Presidents of the Republic of Texas of the Republic of Texas.
		Lamar County, Texas : Lamar is named for Mirabeau B. Lamar, the third List of Presidents of the Republic of Texas of the Republic of Texas.
	outerbanks-nc.net /search/List_of_Texas_county_name_etymologies.html (5411 words)

	County (United States)
		The state with the fewest counties is Delaware with three, and the state with the most is Texas with 254.
		This is nearly the case in Jacksonville, Florida, which has incorporated all of Duval County except for four smaller suburban cities.\n* Several cities and counties around the country have unified their governments; these consolidated city-county governments are considered both a city and a county under state law.
		List of Arizona county name etymologies\n* List of California county name etymologies\n* List of Kansas county name etymologies\n* List of Minnesota county name etymologies\n* List of Texas county name etymologies (A to J)\n* List of Texas county name etymologies (K to Z)
	encyclopedia.codeboy.net /wikipedia/c/co/county__united_states_.html (821 words)

	Games Fresh : Article 'List of U.S. county name etymologies, A-D' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Alger County, Michigan: Alger is named for Russell Alexander Alger, the twentieth governor of Michigan.
		Antrim County, Michigan: Antrim is named for County Antrim in Ireland.
		Cerro Gordo County, Iowa: Cerro Gordo is named for
	www.games-fresh.net /DisplayArticleFull1058710.html (8129 words)

	County (United States) - Iridis Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		By area, the largest county in the United States is North Slope Borough, Alaska at 94,763 square miles (245,435 km²) and the smallest county in the United States is Kalawao County, Hawaii at 13 square miles (34 km²).
		The most populous county (or county equivalent) is Los Angeles County, California with 9,519,338 people as of 2000, and the least populous county is Loving County, Texas with 67 people as of 2000.
		County government was abolished in Connecticut in 1960, although the names remain for geographical purposes.
	www.iridis.com /U.S._Counties (1044 words)

	County (United States) - Freepedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		A county of the United States is a local level of government smaller than a state but (generally) larger than a city or town, in a U.S. state or territory.
		Several cities and counties around the country have unified their governments; these consolidated city-county governments are considered both a city and a county under state law.
		These are still counties in name and in state law; nevertheless, since 1898 they have been entirely contained within the boundaries of the city, and following the creation of Bronx County in 1914, each borough now corresponds exactly to one county.
	en.freepedia.org /County_(United_States).html (696 words)

	County (United States) - Pictures (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		By area, the largest county in the United States is North Slope Borough, Alaska at 94,763 square miles and the smallest county in the United States is Kalawao County, Hawaii at 13 square miles.
		The largest county equivalent by area is Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska at 147,843 square miles and the smallest is the independent city of Falls Church, Virginia at 2.0 square miles.
		The most populous county (or county-equivalent) is Los Angeles County, California with 9,519,338 people as of 2000, and the least populous county is Loving County, Texas with 67 people as of 2000.
	www.greatestinfo.org /County_(United_States) (843 words)

	Articles - Counties of the United States (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		By area, the largest county in the United States is North Slope Borough, Alaska at 94,763 square miles (245,435 kmÂ²) and the smallest county in the United States is Kalawao County, Hawaii at 13 square miles (34 kmÂ²).
		The most populous county (or county equivalent) is Los Angeles County, California with 10,226,506 people as of 2005, and the least populous county is Loving County, Texas with 67 people as of 2000.
		The most densely county (or county equivalent) is New York County, New York with 66,940 people per square mile (ppsm) as of 2000, and the least densely county is Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska with 0.08 ppsm as of 2000.
	www.multisection.com /articles/Counties_of_the_United_States (1962 words)

	List of Ohio county name etymologies, A-K - free-definition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		List of Ohio county name etymologies, A-K - free-definition
		For an analysis of the names, see List of Ohio county name etymologies.
		For Fort Defiance, so named by General "Mad" Anthony Waynebecause it was near there the Battle of Fallen Timbers, the worst defeat ever suffered by the U.S. Army against the Indians, was fought and Wayne wanted to show resolve and dared of "defied" them to attack again.
	www.free-definition.com /List-of-Ohio-county-name-etymologies,-A-K.html (986 words)

	Texas article - Texas Flag Texas State nickname Other U.S. States Capital Austin Largest - What-Means.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The state name derives from a word in a Caddoan language of the Hasinai, tayshas, meaning friends or allies; Spanish explorers mistakenly applied the word to the people and their location.
		Texas has a total of 254 counties, each run by a county commissioners' court headed by a county judge (elected by the entire county).
		After the European revolutions of 1848, German, Polish, Swedish, Norwegian, Czech and French immigration grew, and the inluence of new and diverse settlers survives in the names of towns, in styles of architecture, in genres of music, and in varieties of cuisine.
	www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Texas (2300 words)

	List of Ohio county name etymologies, L-Z - free-definition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		List of Ohio county name etymologies, L-Z - free-definition
		For variation on the same Indian word that Piqua, Ohio is named for.
		For the Seneca Indians, whose name is from the Dutch "sinnekaas" (Garnett)
	www.free-definition.com /List-of-Ohio-county-name-etymologies,-L-Z.html (892 words)

	County (United States) - InformationBlast
		A U.S. county is a local level of government smaller than a state but (generally) larger than a city or town, in a U.S. state or territory.
		This is the case with Miami and Miami-Dade County.
		In Michigan and Georgia, a city may annex land from an adjacent county.
	www.informationblast.com /U.S._Counties.html (667 words)

	County (United States) - Art History Online Reference and Guide
		The county is the municipal level of government; there are no incorporated cities other than the consolidated City & County of Honolulu.
		Proposal for a new county in rural areas of King County, Washington.
		Proposal for the split of Los Angeles County, California by Pete Knight, former state senator of California.
	www.arthistoryclub.com /art_history/County_(United_States) (1248 words)

	Bambooweb: List of michigan musicians (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		5: Columbus is the county seat of Franklin County, OhioFranklin County.
		Musicians are listed alphabetically by location in the country in th...
		1: This is a '''list of band names''' with their '''name origins explaine...
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	English Usage Archives Page
		The pizza, made in the colors of the Italian flag, was named for HRH Margherita Maria Teresa Giovanna, Principessa di Savoja-Genova (born at Torino, November 20, 1851; died at Bordighera near Imperia, Liguria, January 4, 1926), subsequently (1878-1900) Queen of Italy.
		A Michigan court revoked a 105-year-old state law that banned the use of vulgar language in front of women and children as it overturned the conviction of a canoeist who swore repeatedly after falling into a river, the Associated Press reported.
		She includes a list of examples: e.g., "mental" is non-U, whereas "mad" is so U; "home," as in "they have a lovely home," is horribly non-U, while "house" is fabulously U. When I tested these 50-year-old edicts on Lady G. and Ms.
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	Michigan counties - Michigan Resources by County (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Antrim County, in the north west corner of Michigan's lower peninsula was formed March 8, Charlevoix County, Michigan - neighboring county to Antrim
		From Southern Ottawa County Michigan, and Northern Allegan County Michigan.
		Click on the Michigan counties that you are interested in or search all Real Estate in Michigan:.
	www.findouthome.com /?q=michigan-counties (337 words)

	languagehat.com: April 2004 Archives
		Michigan State University's ASL Browser web site is "an online American Sign Language (ASL) browser where you can look up video of thousands of ASL signs and learn interesting things about them." Extremely useful—film clips are far more helpful than verbal descriptions for learning sign language.
		Another wonderful specialty word site, this time giving the histories of elements and their names, as well as translations of those names into as many languages as the site's creator, Peter van der Krogt, could find.
		And when I checked the street names in the Madrid section of the book, I found that two that were supposed to be contiguous were in fact far apart, and a third does not exist.
	www.languagehat.com /archives/2004_04.php (12285 words)

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	List of California related topics Article, ListCaliforniarelatedtopics Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		List of people associated with the California gold rush
		A Table for each state's list of state-relatedtopics
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	Reference Collection Online \| Library \| Prescott College (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		It also includes a list of national archives and libraries, college and university collections, and historical society archives
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		Repositories of Primary Sources A listing of over 5000 websites describing holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs, and other primary sources for the research scholar
	www.prescott.edu /Library/refcol.html (1477 words)

	Ireland Information Guide , Irish, Counties, Facts, Statistics, Tourism, Culture, How
		Ireland Information Guide, Irish, Counties, Facts, Statistics, Tourism, Culture, How
		For a manually sorted list, see List of Michigan-related topics.
		This page was last modified 04:12, 15 Aug 2004.
	www.irelandinformationguide.com /Category:Michigan (55 words)

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