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Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 63,216.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/36/36115.html )〕 The county seat is Fort Edward.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 The county was named for the Revolutionary War general (and later President of the United States) George Washington. Washington County is part of the Glens Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Albany-Schenectady, NY Combined Statistical Area. ==History== When counties were established in New York State in 1683, the present Washington County was part of Albany County. This was an enormous county, including the northern part of New York State as well as all of the present state of Vermont and, in theory, extending westward to the Pacific Ocean. This county was reduced in size on July 3, 1766 by the creation of Cumberland County, and further on March 16, 1770 by the creation of Gloucester County, both containing territory now in Vermont. On March 12, 1772, what was left of Albany County was split into three parts, one remaining under the name Albany County. The other two were called Tryon County (later renamed Montgomery County) and Charlotte County. In 1784, Charlotte County was renamed Washington County in honor of George Washington, the American Revolutionary War general and later President of the United States of America. In 1788, Clinton County was split off from Washington County. This was a much larger area than the present Clinton County, including several other counties or county parts of the present New York State. In 1791, the Town of Cambridge was transferred from Albany County to Washington County. In 1813, Warren County was split off from Washington County.〔(History of Warren County, edited by H. P. Smith - Chapter XVI: To the Present Time )〕 In 1994, with the completion of the new municipal center, the county seat was moved from Hudson Falls to Fort Edward. In 2006, Cambridge Town Supervisor Jo Ann Trinkle made history by becoming the first Chairwoman of the Board of Supervisors. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Washington County, New York」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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