Washington County

George Washington The first offspring of Augustine Washington and his second wife, Mary Ball Washington, George Washington was conceived on their Pope's Creek Estate close present-day Colonial Beach in Westmoreland County, Virginia. Some of Washington's precursors were from Sulgrave, England; his awesome granddad, John Washington, had emigrated to Virginia in 1657. In late 1753 Washington was requested by Dinwiddie to convey a letter requesting that the French clear the Ohio Valley; Washington kept a journal amid his endeavor which was printed by William Hunter on Dinwiddie's request and which made Washington's name unmistakable in Virginia. Together the two brought up her two youngsters from her past marriage, John Parke Custis and Martha Parke Custis; later the Washingtons raised two of Mrs. Washington's…

Briefly, the upper part of Mississippi, which is now known as the Mississippi Delta, was under the control of the Choctaw Indians. From 1820-1884, the Indians were moved by three series of treaties. The three series of treaties were Treaty of Doak’s Stand, Treaty of Fort Adam, and the Treaty of Fort Confederation. Substantially, one of the most emphasized treaties to remove the Indians was the Treaty of Doak’s Stand in 1820. The Treaty of Doak’s Stand ceded approximately 5,000,000 acre of the…

approximately 500 people lived in Jonesborough. According to Jonesborough.org at that time, it had four physicians, two churches, and four schools (joneborough.org). Today it has 122 general practitioners and 21 physicians’ offices listed in the yellow pages located in Jonesborough. There are two nursing care facilities and one health department for Washington County, in which Jonesborough is part. Jonesborough does have a 911 system in place. However, there is no emergency room, therefore;…

On November 28, 2015, I conducted an interview with Dr. Kellen Sherlock, a primary care physician at the Washington County Hospital. Dr. Sherlock began his medical career this past August; he attended Kansas State University where he majored in biology and then continued his education at Kansas School of Medicine. Dr. Sherlock was born and raised in Washington County; his father was a veterinarian, so he grew up quite familiar with some aspects of medicine. His favorite school subject was…

Drucker gave were that of the military, which is where most of my professional experience is. Because of that it was difficult for me to find ways to expand upon or update; even though the military does use new technology, we still learn things written in Von Steuben’s blue book from Valley Forge that taught the young colonial infantry how to participate in war. But then it hit me; many of Drucker’s incites on management I was already planning on putting in motion; for the County Commission, I…

City-states of the ancient world were one of the first political entities with democratic governance. Part of the democratic process is authorizing individuals to make decisions, holding these individuals accountable, and for these individual to be responsive to the needs of the community (Pitkin, 1957). Today, cities have low levels of democratic participation that hold elected officials accountable and authorize them to have the power to make a decision. At the same time, a majority of the…

the User-Friendly Budget may not create further citizen engagement based upon the research. Research has shown that by studying the budget process in all 50 states, we ended up with a wide variety of requirements. The only similarity that appears through this study was that state governments are primarily only concerned with the first step of informing the public. There is no requirement or mandate beyond this to narrow the gap between government's creation of the budget document and citizen…

Types of external considerations within Rutherford County are related to natural disasters, political disasters and macroeconomic shifts, including inflation, rate of growth, and unemployment. As a measure to offset natural disasters, we have relationships with other counties across the state coordinate efforts with our Emergency Management team. Indeed, the county 's mitigation planning efforts consist of local, state, and federal assistance. Unfortunately, there are few measures to plan for…

Haoyu Zhao PUP432 10.15.2015 Case Brief Contractors And Builders Association Of Pinellas County V. City Of Dunedin Background Context Until the 20th century, the general law in Florida stipulated that local governments could only obtain funds from public revenues as they had no authority to taxes. The local government made the realization that these funds were insufficient for running the everyday affairs of the growing county. For this reason, the county turned to private sources…

Abraham Lincoln was born February 12, 1809. He was the second child of Thomas and Nancy Hanks Lincoln. Lincoln was born in a one-room log cabin in Hardin County, Kentucky. Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks were married on June 12, 1806, in Washington County, and moved to Elizabethtown, Kentucky, following their marriage. They became the parents of three children, Sarah, Abraham, and another son, Thomas, who died in infancy. Thomas…