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Haywood County is a county in the western portion of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 59,036.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/37/37087.html )〕 Its county seat and largest city is Waynesville.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 Haywood County is part of the Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area. ==History== The county was formed by European Americans in 1808 from the western part of Buncombe County. It was named for John Haywood, who served as the North Carolina State Treasurer from 1787 to 1827. In 1828 the western part of Haywood County became Macon County. In 1851 parts of Haywood and Macon counties were combined to form Jackson County. The last shot of the Civil War east of the Mississippi was fired in Waynesville on May 9, 1865, when elements of the Thomas Legion (Confederate) skirmished with the 2nd NC Mounted (Union). A monument is situated on Sulphur Springs Road in Waynesville. 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「Haywood County, North Carolina」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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