Washington, Mississippi

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Washington, Mississippi, is a small town in Adams County, Mississippi, close to Natchez. It was the location of Jefferson College, which was attended by Jefferson Davis.

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The town of Washington's namesake is George Washington. Originally settled by Colonel Andrew Elliot and John Foster. The seat of the territorial legislature was moved from Natchez to Washington on February 1, 1802, and stayed here to 1817. The Constitutional Convention of 1817 met here in the Methodist Meeting House. Clear Creek Baptist Church, erected in 1825 and one of the oldest churches in Mississippi, is located in Washington.

Washington was the state capital until it was moved to Jackson.

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