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McIntosh, Georgia

Coordinates:31°49′33″N81°31′25″W / 31.82583°N 81.52361°W /31.82583; -81.52361
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Unincorporated community in Georgia, U.S.
Not to be confused withMcIntosh County, Georgia.

McIntosh is anunincorporated community inLiberty County, in theU.S. state ofGeorgia.[1]

History

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McIntosh had its start when the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad was extended to that point.[2] The community was originally named Golding's Grove.[3] It was named this after William A. Golding, who donated the buildings and land that were used by the local school and church.[4] It was later named McIntosh after a localtrain station, which in turn was named after the surname of the station's depot agent.[5]: 41 

A post office called McIntosh was established in 1857, and remained in operation until 1975.[6]Cassels' Store, the ruins of a formergeneral store now listed on theNational Register of Historic Places, is in the community.

References

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  1. ^U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McIntosh, Georgia
  2. ^Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975).Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins(PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 140.ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  3. ^Gillard, Lillie Walthour."A Chronicle of Black History in Liberty County, Georgia".Liberty County Historical Society. The American Missionary. RetrievedMarch 6, 2021.
  4. ^"We want a school, we need a Teacher 1870-1872".Liberty County Historical Society. City of Flemington. 2004. RetrievedMarch 6, 2021.
  5. ^Groover, Robert Long (1987).Sweet Land of Liberty: A History of Liberty County, Georgia. Roswell, GA: WH Wolfe Associates.OCLC 17197578.
  6. ^"Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. RetrievedMarch 14, 2019.
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