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St. George

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St. George was the first county seat. Here John Minear and his son Jonathan, after early visits, settled in 1776. Both of them were killed by Indians in 1780–1781. Captain James Parsons and his brother Thomas made settlements in the Horseshoe in 1772–1774.
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