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| Website | https://www.washco-md.net/ |
| Established | October 02, 1776 |
| Disbanded | Still Active |
| Last Modified | RP February 07, 2023 01:06pm |
| Description | Washington County was created from Frederick County by resolve of the Constitutional Convention of 1776. The County was named for George Washington (1732-1799), commander of the Continental forces during the Revolutionary War, and first president of the United States. |
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December 29, 1789 -
WASHINGTON lost to creation of ALLEGANY.
(Md. Laws 1789, Nov. sess., ch. 19)
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October 02, 1776 -
December 29, 1789
WASHINGTON created from FREDERICK.
(Md., Laws Since 1763, "Proceedings of Convention," 6 Sep. 1776)
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