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Douglas County

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Subject	Douglas County
Category	Topics referred to by the same term
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Key date	1847

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Douglas County is any of twelve counties in the United States, all of which are named for Stephen A. Douglas, a Senator from Illinois from 1847 to 1861 and the Democratic Party nominee for president in 1860:

Douglas County, Colorado

Douglas County, Georgia

Douglas County, Illinois

Douglas County, Kansas

Douglas County, Minnesota

Douglas County, Missouri

Douglas County, Nebraska

Douglas County, Nevada

Douglas County, Oregon

Douglas County, South Dakota

Douglas County, Washington

Douglas County, Wisconsin

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