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Waukegan, first visited by Pere Marquette in 1673, was incorporated as Little Fort in 1859, after becoming the county seat in 1841.
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
Located about 13 miles west of the county seat of Marshall on Arkansas 74, this once thriving commercial community today consists of a Masonic hall, a few residences and no commercial businesses.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2025
Seminole is the county seat of Gaines County, Texas, the center of the measles outbreak.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 10 Mar. 2025
Michigan is a key battleground state and Kent County, where Grand Rapids is the county seat, is a key swing state within Michigan.
—Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 1 Nov. 2024
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
Located about 13 miles west of the county seat of Marshall on Arkansas 74, this once thriving commercial community today consists of a Masonic hall, a few residences and no commercial businesses.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2025
Seminole is the county seat of Gaines County, Texas, the center of the measles outbreak.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 10 Mar. 2025
Michigan is a key battleground state and Kent County, where Grand Rapids is the county seat, is a key swing state within Michigan.
—Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 1 Nov. 2024
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“County seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/county%20seat. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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