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== History  ==
== History  ==


[[Image:Oliver Hazard Perry.JPG|thumb|right|393px]]  
[[Image:Oliver Hazard Perry.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Oliver Hazard Perry.JPG]]  


The county and county seat are named after U.S. Naval hero [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Hazard_Perry Oliver Hazard Perry] (1785-1819).<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Tennessee_county_name_etymologies "List of Counties in Tennessee,"] Wikipedia.</ref>  
The county and county seat are named after U.S. Naval hero [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Hazard_Perry Oliver Hazard Perry] (1785-1819).<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Tennessee_county_name_etymologies "List of Counties in Tennessee,"] Wikipedia.</ref>  
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==== Record Loss  ====
==== Record Loss  ====


'''1885, 1911--'''Disasters destroyed most records.  
'''1885, 1911--'''Disasters destroyed most records.


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