county seat
Example Sentences
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Bradley Cobb, 47, a UPS driver and a preacher in Charleston, another county seat, said he, his wife and their voting-age children all support anti-prison candidates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026
Kerrville, the county seat, was listed among the areas identified as having the “greatest known flood risks and mitigation needs.”
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2025
Morris is a town of a little more than 5,000 people — the county seat, with generations of farmers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2024
As the county seat of Elmore County, Wetumpka, Alabama, would serve as an anchor for one of two “supersize” prisons being built with up to 4,000 beds.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2024
By the time he reached the little county seat, the bunting was spread out by the yard, flags flew from almost every house, a long unused cannon boomed from the cliffs above the river.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
