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Toombs County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 26,067.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/13/13279.html )〕 The county seat is Lyons.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=June 7, 2011 )〕 The county was created on August 18, 1905. Toombs County is part of the Vidalia, GA Micropolitan Statistical Area. ==History== The County is named for Robert Toombs, United States representative and senator. During the Civil War, Toombs also served in the Confederate Provisional Congress, as Secretary of State of the Confederate States, and a brigadier general in the Confederate Army. Toombs County was founded in 1905. Toombs County is most famously known for its Vidalia onions. Toombs County is also famous for being the boyhood home of Paul Anderson. The county also is the home of former NFL football player Fred Stokes. It was founded as the 142nd county in Georgia by the State Legislature on August 18, 1905 and organized on October 9 of that year. The county was originally formed from portions of Tattnall and Montgomery counties; a small piece of Emanuel County was added in 1907 to give Toombs County its present-day boundaries. 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「Toombs County, Georgia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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