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== History  ==
== History  ==


[[Image:Stephen Decatur.JPG|thumb|right|400px|Stephen Decatur.JPG]]  
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The county is named after U.S. naval officer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Decatur Stephen Decatur] (1779-1820).<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Tennessee_county_name_etymologies "List of counties in Tennessee"], Wikipedia.</ref>  
The county is named after U.S. naval officer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Decatur Stephen Decatur] (1779-1820).<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Tennessee_county_name_etymologies "List of counties in Tennessee"], Wikipedia.</ref>  
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==== Boundary Changes  ====
==== Boundary Changes  ====


==== Record Loss ====
==== Record Loss ====


== Places/Localities  ==
== Places/Localities  ==
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