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of the State; formed in 1792, and named for George 

 Washington, first President of the United States; land 

 rolling to hilly; not much timber; a bine grass county; 

 limestone formation ; soil fertile ; grain crops and Burley 

 tobacco produced in abundance; splendid live stock 

 county; county seat, Springfield, population 1,329. 



WAYNE COUNTY. 



Population 1900, 14,892; 1910, 17,518; per cent, in- 

 crease 17.6. Assessed acreage of land 283,743 (United 

 States census 377,600). Total assessed valuation tax- 

 able property $3,806,313. Assessed value of land with 

 improvements $1,905,165. Average assessed value of 

 land per acre $6.71 (United States census $8.96). Rail- 

 roads (none in county) ; located in the southern portion 

 of the State ; formed in 1800, and named for General 

 Anthony Wayne ; land rolling to hilly ; some timber left ; 

 it is in the oil belt, and said to be the largest oil-produc- 

 ing county in the State; a great live stock county; all 

 the grain crops and dark tobacco produced ; county seat, 

 Monticello, population 1,338. 



WEBSTER COUNTY. 



Population 1900, 20,097; 1910, 20,974; per cent in- 

 crease 4.4. Assessed acreage of land 207,852 (United 

 States census 220,160). Total assessed valuation tax- 

 able property $4,671,705. Assessed value of land with 

 improvements $2,374,005. Average assessed value of 

 land per acre $11.42 (United States census $24.28). Rail- 

 roads, I. C, 20.50; L. & N., 25.80; Ky. Valley R. R., 9.38; 

 total mileage 55.68 ; located in the western portion of the 

 State; formed in 1860, and named for Daniel Webster; 

 land level to hilly; some timber; located in the western 

 coal field; lands mostly devoted to growing grain crops 

 and dark tobacco; live stock interests important; county 

 seat, Dixon, population 741. 



WHITLEY COUNTY. 



Population 1900, 25,015; 1910, 31,892; per cent, in- 

 crease 27.9. Assessed acreage of land 273,720 (United 

 States census 374,400). Total assessed valuation tax- 



