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BUCHANAN COUNTY. Buchanan County, established in 1858, was named for President James Buchanan. In 1861 the name was changed to Stephens County.

BIBLIOGRAPHY: Hans Peter Nielsen Gammel, comp., Laws of Texas, 1822-1897 (10 vols., Austin: Gammel, 1898).

Seymour V. Connor

 

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