An independent city or independent town is a city or town that does not form part of another general-purpose local government entity (such as a county).
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Famous quotes containing the words independent and/or city:
“The chimney is to some extent an independent structure, standing on the ground, and rising through the house to the heavens; even after the house is burned it still stands sometimes, and its importance and independence are apparent.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“God the first garden made, and the first city Cain.”
—Abraham Cowley (1618–1667)