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Moultrie County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it had a population of 14,846.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/17/17139.html )〕 Its county seat is Sullivan.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 The name is pronounced as in "mole tree", unlike the pronunciation of its namesake, South Carolinian William Moultrie. ==History== Moultrie County was formed in 1843 out of Shelby and Coles counties. It is named for South Carolina General, and later Governor, William Moultrie. General Moultrie defended Sullivan's Island, South Carolina from British attack in 1776. The site was later renamed Fort Moultrie. Nearby Jasper County was named for Sgt. William Jasper, another hero of the defense of Sullivan's Island. The official flag of the county is the Moultrie Flag, which was flown over the new fortress on Sullivan's Island, when Moultrie defended it, and was designed by Moultrie, himself. It went on to become iconic of liberty in the South. File:Moultrie County Illinois 1843.png|Moultrie County at the time of its creation in 1843 File:Fort_Moultrie_flag.svg|Moultrie Flag, the official flag of the county File:Battle_of_Sullivans_Island.jpg|The Moultrie Flag being raised by Sergeant William Jasper 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「Moultrie County, Illinois」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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