Douglas County is any of twelve counties in the United States, all of which are named for Stephen A. Douglas, a Senator from Illinois from 1847 to 1861 and the Democratic Party nominee for President in 1860:
- Douglas County, Colorado
- Douglas County, Georgia
- Douglas County, Illinois
- Douglas County, Kansas
- Douglas County, Minnesota
- Douglas County, Missouri
- Douglas County, Nebraska
- Douglas County, Nevada
- Douglas County, Oregon
- Douglas County, South Dakota
- Douglas County, Washington
- Douglas County, Wisconsin
Famous quotes containing the words douglas and/or county:
“You can tell the ideals of a nation by its advertisements.”
—Norman Douglas (1868–1952)
“Don’t you know there are 200 temperance women in this county who control 200 votes. Why does a woman work for temperance? Because she’s tired of liftin’ that besotted mate of hers off the floor every Saturday night and puttin’ him on the sofa so he won’t catch cold. Tonight we’re for temperance. Help yourself to them cloves and chew them, chew them hard. We’re goin’ to that festival tonight smelling like a hot mince pie.”
—Laurence Stallings (1894–1968)