Harrison County, Virginia
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Harrison County, Virginia was a former county in the Commonwealth of Virginia that existed on the western frontier before its territory became part of what is now West Virginia.
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | former county ⓘ |
| borderChangeResult | separation of West Virginia from Virginia ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countySeat | Clarksburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdFrom |
Monongalia County, Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ohio County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateEstablished | 1784 ⓘ |
| disestablishedBy | creation of West Virginia ⓘ |
| disestablishedDuring | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disestablishedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| establishedDuring | post-American Revolutionary War period ⓘ |
| establishedInCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| governedBy | Virginia General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Appalachia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trans-Allegheny Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Virginia
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth of Virginia
Virginia ⓘ western Virginia frontier ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Benjamin Harrison V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedForRoleOfEponym |
Governor of Virginia
ⓘ
Signer of the Declaration of Independence ⓘ |
| onFrontierOf | western Virginia ⓘ |
| partOf |
Commonwealth of Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Virginia Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorAdministrativeUnit | Harrison County, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territoryBecame | Harrison County, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.