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421:county seat
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173:Scots-Irish
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1438:Dickinson
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1937:Kendrick
1927:T. Smith
1887:W. Smith
1827:J. Jones
1792:Richards
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1615:Harrison
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1992:Green
1987:Rizzo
1972:Clark
1947:Moore
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1610:Duché
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