History and Genealogy of Washington County, Iowa
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Cities and Towns Ainsworth Brighton Crawfordsville Kalona Riverside Washington Wellman West Chester Trivia: Riverside is known as the future birthplace of Captain James T. Kirk of the Star Trek science fiction saga. :-)		County Information First named " Slaughter " in January, 1838. Named changed on the 25th of January, 1839, to Washington. County Seat: Washington Year Organized: 1837 Square Miles: 569 Courthouse: P.O. Box 889 Washington, IA 52353-0889 Phone: (319) 653-7717
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