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Washington, is a small town in Adams County , Mississippi ( USA ), close to Natchez . It was the location of Jefferson College , which was attended by Jefferson Davis . HISTORY The town of Washington's namesake is George Washington . Originally settled by Colonel Andrew Elliot and John Foster. The seat of the territorial legislature was moved from Natchez to Washington on February 1 , 1802 , and stayed here to 1817 . The Constitutional Convention of 1817 met here in the Methodist Meeting House. Clear Creek Baptist Church, erected in 1825 and one of the oldest churches in Mississippi , is located in Washington. Washington was the state Capital until it was moved to Jackson . TRANSPORTATION |
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