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McIntosh County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 14,333.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/13/13191.html )〕 The county seat is Darien.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 McIntosh County is included in the Brunswick, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area. ==History== After the Revolution, St. Andrew's Parish, the original name of Mcintosh County, became a part of Liberty County which had been created in 1777. McIntosh County was split off from Liberty County in 1793. The new county was named ''McIntosh'' for its most famous family, which included Lachlan McIntosh, who was a general in the Continental Army. The McIntosh clan in Darien dates back to 1736. Darien was founded in 1736 by Scottish Highlanders who were enticed to move to Georgia by General James Oglethorpe. Oglethorpe wanted to settled the southern portion of the Georgia colony (around the Altamaha River) to protect the colony from attacks by Spanish Florida.〔Highroad Guide to the Georgia Coast and Okefenokee By Richard J. Lenz page 179〕 The Altamaha was a primary conveyor from the Georgia interior. Great barges and so-called "Oconee boxes" of cotton from the upcountry plantations were floated down the Altamaha to Darien for shipment to northern and European markets. By 1819, regular steamboat service had been established between Darien and Milledgeville. Darien was becoming a cotton-exporting center of significance, rivaling Savannah in importance.〔 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「McIntosh County, Georgia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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