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Winston County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the population was 24,484.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/01/01133.html )〕 Its county seat is Double Springs.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 Known as Hancock County before 1858,〔 "ACES Winston County Office" (links/history), Alabama Cooperative Extension System (ACES), 2007, webpage: (ACES-Winston ). 〕 The county is named in honor of John A. Winston, the 15th Governor of Alabama. == History == Winston County was established under the name Hancock County on February 12, 1850, from territory that was formerly part of Walker County (a county directly to the south of Winston County).〔 It was originally named for John Hancock, Governor of Massachusetts and famous signer of the American Declaration of Independence, with its county seat at Houston. On January 22, 1858, the county was renamed Winston County to honor Alabama Gov. John A. Winston. During the American Civil War, Winston County gained attention for its opposition to secession, a sentiment so strong that the county is sometimes referred to as the Republic of Winston. The county today plays on its reputation as the "Free State of Winston" to attract tourists. The county's opposition to the Confederacy is briefly mentioned in the novels ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' and ''Addie Pray.'' In 1883 the county seat was moved from Houston to Double Springs to be near the center of the county, since Cullman County was created from the eastern part of Winston County.〔Owen, Thomas McAdory. History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography. Chicago: S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1921〕 The civil-rights judge Frank Minis Johnson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit was born in Delmar, in Winston County. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Winston County, Alabama」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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