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ALLEGHENY COUNTY

County History: Founded 1859. Derived from Ashe County. The name is said to be from the Delaware Indian word for "fine stream". On the Virginia border, the county is the headwaters for the New River. Surnames often found in this county are: Allen, Bryant, Byrd, Choates, Cox, Crouse, Doughton, Gambill, Halsey, Jones, Osborne, McMillan, Pennington, Simmons, Tolliver and Wyatt