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Charles Town

Proper noun

Meaning

A city, the county seat of Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States.

A town in Portland Parish, Jamaica.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

The first American insurance company was the Friendly Society for the Mutual Insurance of Houses Against Fire, founded in Charles Town in South Carolina, in 1735. Andrew Tobias

Charles Town was later shortened to Charleston to avoid confusion with another Charles Town in eastern West Virginia, which was named after George Washington's brother Charles. Source: Internet

History seeAlso Nassau was formerly known as Charles Town; it was burned to the ground by the Spanish in 1684. Source: Internet

Some of Washington's family moved to the area; his great-great-nephew, Colonel Lewis Washington, was held hostage during John Brown 's raid in 1859, and George's brother Charles Washington founded the nearby Jefferson County town of Charles Town. Source: Internet

CHARLES TOWN – Charles Town police are searching for a male suspect whom they say robbed the Town Mart convenience store at 135 Augustine Ave., Tuesday evening. Source: Internet

Besides, there’s just a whole lotta folk in Charles Town I ain’t scared yet.” Source: Internet

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