Douglas County

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:

    “He talks about the Scylla of Atheism and the Charybdis of Christianity—a state of mind which, by the way, is not conducive to bold navigation.”
    —Norman Douglas (1868–1952)

    “Anti-Nebraska, Know-Nothings, and general disgust with the powers that be, have carried this county [Hamilton County, Ohio] by between seven and eight thousand majority! How people do hate Catholics, and what a happiness it was to show it in what seemed a lawful and patriotic manner.”
    —Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822–1893)