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Pickett County : ウィキペディア英語版 | Pickett County, Tennessee
Pickett County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2010 census, the population was 5,077,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/47/47137.html )〕 making it the least populous county in Tennessee. Its county seat is Byrdstown.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 The city of Byrdstown and the Kentucky town of Albany, to the northeast, are positioned between two Army Corps of Engineers lakes: Dale Hollow Lake, mainly in Tennessee, and Lake Cumberland, in Kentucky. The area is known as "Twin Lakes" and Byrdstown is noted as "The Gateway To Dale Hollow Lake". Every year thousands of people vacation at the many resorts situated along the lakes. ==History==
Pickett County was created in 1879 from sections of Overton and Fentress counties. It was named for Howard L. Pickett, a member of the state legislature who had been instrumental in the county's formation.〔 Nobel Peace Prize winner Cordell Hull was born in the county. He won the prize for his role in establishing the United Nations.
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