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== County Courthouse  ==
== County Courthouse  ==


== History  ==
== Quick History  ==


Original named Slaughter County, changed to present name July 13, 1857.  
'''13 July 1857:''' Renamed from Slaughter County.


==== Parent County ====
==== Parent Counties ====


'''1857'''--Kitsap County was created 16 January 1847&nbsp;from [[Jefferson County, Washington|Jefferson]] and&nbsp;[[King County, Washington|King]] Counties.<br>'''County seat''': Port Orchard <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>  
'''16 Jan 1847:''' Kitsap County was created as Slaughter County from [[Jefferson County, Washington|Jefferson]] and&nbsp;[[King County, Washington|King]] Counties. '''County seat''': Port Orchard <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>  


==== Boundary Changes  ====
==== Boundary Changes  ====


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


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