A County Older Than The State, Greene County

Named for Revolutionary hero,

General Nathaniel Greene,

who drove British from Southeast.

Area explored by DeSoto, 1540.

Claimed as French Louisiana, 1699.

Ceded to England, 1763.

Ceded by Choctaw Nation, 1816.

Made a territorial county, 1819.

Eutaw, county seat, is named

for Greene’s victory at

Eutaw Springs, South Carolina.

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