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Subject:	Re: Why does Virginia, alone among states, require that its cities be discrete municipal entities from its counties (aka Independent Cities)?
From:	Jon Kukla <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:39:07 -0400
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But the roots go back into English practice copied in VA:  In the 18th
century two boroughs - Williamsburg and Norfolk - were independent of their
adjacent counties, and along with the College of William and Mary sent
individual burgesses to the lower house of the General Assembly etc.

Jon Kukla
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