New Switzerland is an
unincorporated community
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in
Habersham County
Habersham County is a County (United States), county located in the Northeast Georgia, northeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, the population was 43,041. The county s ...
, in the
U.S. state
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of
Georgia
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* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
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.
History
A post office called New Switzerland was established in 1882, and remained in operation until 1889. The community was named after
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
, the native land of a large share of the first settlers.
References
Swiss-American history
Unincorporated communities in Habersham County, Georgia
Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state)
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