Washington District
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Washington District was an early administrative region on the American frontier that later became part of the U.S. Territory South of the River Ohio and contributed to the formation of the state of Tennessee.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Washington District canonical | 2 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former political subdivision
ⓘ
historical administrative region ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | westward expansion of Anglo-American settlers ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeople | frontier settlers of the Watauga and Holston regions ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Indigenous lands to the west ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
formation of the State of Tennessee
ⓘ
formation of the Territory South of the River Ohio ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dissolvedInto | Washington County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedBy | settlers in western North Carolina ⓘ |
| establishedUnderJurisdictionOf | Province of North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy |
State of Tennessee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Territory South of the River Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | frontier district government under North Carolina authority ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Jonesborough (later in Washington County) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Overmountain region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | recognized as a district by North Carolina authorities ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
American frontier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Appalachians NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Tennessee Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | George Washington ⓘ |
| partOf | Province of North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfLater |
State of Tennessee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Territory South of the River Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn | early governance of what became eastern Tennessee ⓘ |
| precededBy | unorganized western frontier of North Carolina ⓘ |
| regionType | frontier district east of the Appalachian Mountains crest ⓘ |
| timePeriod | American Revolutionary era ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.