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Nebraska County Countdown: #30 Clay County

Probably a favorite for hunters

Established in 1855 and named after Henry Clay who was a statesman from Kentucky who was the Secretary of State at the time when John Quincy Adams was the President of THESE United States of America.

I CHALLENGE YOU TO A DUEL!

On January 4th, 1809 Henry Clay and another politician from Kentucky (Humphrey Marshall) verbally fought on the Kentucky Assembly floor and Clay challenged Marshall to a duel. Duels at the time were a method of settling disputes of honor. While at that time most of the duels would be called off, both Henry Clay and Marshall were planning on killing the other.

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