Monroe County Created 1815 Mississippi

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Monroe County Created 1815

Amory, MS, USA

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To protect the first white settlers on tributaries of the Buttahatchie River, Gov. David Holmes created Monroe County June 20, 1815 from land between the Tombigbee and Black Warrior Rivers.

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