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Although pioneers arrived in the area as early as 1774, Georgetown's first permanent settlers, Baptist minister Elijah Craig and members of his flock, arrived in 1784 and incorporated the town of Lebanon. The territory at that time was still part of Virginia. In 1790 the Virginia legislature renamed the city George Town in honor of President George Washington.

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ARTICLEGeorgetown Although pioneers arrived in the area as early as 1774, Georgetown's first permanent settlers, Baptist minister Elijah Craig and members of his flock, arrived in 1784 and incorporated the town of Lebanon. The territory at that time was still part of Virginia. In 1790 the Virginia legislature renamed the city George Town in honor of President George Washington.Georgetown
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NATIONAL PARKBig South Fork National River And Recreation Area Approached by SR 297, US 27, US 127 and SR 52, Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area encompasses 125,000 acres on the Cumberland Plateau in northeastern Tennessee and southeastern Kentucky. Ninety miles of the Big South Fork River and its tributaries tumble through gorges carved over millions of years in the sandstone of the Cumberland Plateau. The area's eroded landscape—which contains scenic features such as natural arches, pinnacles, spires, sheer bluffs and huge sandstone overhangs—is said to have the most sandstone arches in the eastern United States.Big South Fork National River And Recreation Area
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