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n.
See county town1945 quote.
See: county town
Quotations
1756
It is further proposed that when the Towns become very large and populous, the most considerable should be made Shire Towns, and have the right of electing One or more Members.
1841
The latter is the shire-town of the county, and was materially injured by the great fire of
1962
Liverpool, the shiretown of Queens County, occupies the site of an Indian village.