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Answer: Louisiana is the only state in the America to divide itself into parishes instead of counties. The origin of this division can be traced back to the state's historical ties to Roman Catholicism during periods of French and Spanish rule, where a parish represented a small administrative district with its own church and priest. Louisiana was granted statehood and admitted to the Union in 1812, and by 1816, the term "parish" began to appear on U.S. maps. This historical and cultural influence has endured over the years, and today, Louisiana is divided into 64 parishes.
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During the English civil war, 1642-51, gold smiths offered their safes as secure places for deposits of valuable goods. Depositors would give written instructions to the goldsmith to pay money to a 3rd person, with the deposited items used as valued collateral. Those written instructions are the originations of the modern check.
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