Honshu is home to Tokyo and many of Japanâs other largest cities, including Yokahama, Osaka, Nagoya, Kobe, Kyoto, Kawasaki, Saitama, Hiroshima and Sendai. Hokkaido, the second largest Japanese island and northernmost prefecture, accounts for nearly a quarter of Japanâs arable land.onshu is home to Tokyo and many of Japanâs other largest cities, including Yokahama, Osaka, Nagoya, Kobe, Kyoto, Kawasaki, Saitama, Hiroshima and Sendai. Hokkaido, the second largest Japanese island and northernmost prefecture, accounts for nearly a quarter of Japanâs arable land.
Located in the Piedmont region of North Carolina next to the Virginia border, Caswell County began as the northern region of Orange County. Established during the American Revolution, Caswell County was the first new county to be ratified by the North Carolina state General Assembly in 1777.
HISTORY OF STANLY COUNTY. Stanly County NC was formed in 1841 from the part of Montgomery County west of the Pee Dee River... citizens were unhappy about having to go to the county seat of Montgomery County to take care of business. So they petitioned the state to have a new county formed, actually in 1838. The list of residents that signed the petition is located here. Stanly County was named for John Stanly of New Bern (1774-1834), who served several terms in. the NC House of Commons and 2 terms in the US House of Representatives.