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Forgotten American republics rise and fall in Civil War echoes
A survey of short lived self governments in U S history chronicles Winston county Alabama and its State of Huston, Jones county Mississippi and the Indian Stream republic in New Hampshire. It also details the Watauga and State of Franklin efforts in the Carolinas and Tennessee, noting boundary disputes, currency experiments, and eventual absorption or dissolution. Strong entities include Winston county Ed Payne New Hampshire Parker Webster Ashburton and North Carolina Cherokee and United States. The piece highlights how these micro nations, born from war and frontier ambition, faded as federal authority and state unions prevailed.
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Esiston
Indian Stream Republic
Winston County
Alabama
Huston
United States
Winston
Mississippi
Jones County
Newt Knight
Republic of
Jones
Confederacy
Indian Stream
Great Britain
New Hampshire
Netherlands
Luther Parker
Charles Parker
Tory
Canada
Yankee Party
Repubican Party
Parker
Tories
John Tyler
Alex Rea
Tyler
Rea
J. P
Republic
Daniel Webster
Lord Ashburton
Commonwealth
North Carolina
Great Smoky Mountains
Tennessee River
James Hobertson
John Sevier
Watauga Association
Appalachian Mountains
Watauga
Robertson
Sevier
Franklin
Congress
John Tipton
Sevler
Borderers
Nolichucky Jack
Indian Territory
Great Rockies