First town named for George - Washington, NC
Posted by: fatcat161
N 35° 32.427 W 077° 03.260
18S E 313766 N 3934920
Washington ,NC - the first town to be named for George Washington.
Waymark Code: WM6ARX
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 05/04/2009
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Originally known as the town at the forks of the Tar river. The town was renamed in 1776 to Washington.
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