Mc Intosh, AL news and local guide

The forests around McIntosh, rich in longleaf and shortleaf pine and hardwoods such as oak, hickory, cypress and walnut, have long provided a living for its residents, supplying timber for paper and furniture. The Southern Railroad between Mobile and Birmingham and U.S. Highway 43 both pass through town. In the early 1950s two large chemical plants were built near a salt dome close to town, bringing telephone service with them. McIntosh was incorporated on April 7, 1970, the third incorporated town in Washington County, and Carrol Daugherty, elected its first mayor, was still the only mayor the town had had when its historical marker was dedicated in 2010. People of Black, white and Native American ancestry live in the area, and McIntosh is one of the most Native American towns in Alabama, with more than half of its residents reporting Native ancestry. Sources The Historical Marker Database: Town of McIntosh (Alabama Tourism Department and the Town of McIntosh) Wikipedia: McIntosh, Alabama Encyclopedia of Alabama: Bay Minette