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McIntosh
McIntosh, Macintosh, or Mackintosh (Gaelic: ') may refer to: Products and brands * Mackintosh, a form of waterproof raincoat * Mackintosh's or John Mackintosh and Co., later Rowntree Mackintosh, former UK confectionery company now part of Nestlé ** Mackintosh's Toffee, a Nestlé confectionery * Macintosh, a brand of personal computer from Apple Inc., named after the apple cultivar ** Macintosh 128K, introduced simply as the Macintosh, the first model sold under that brand * McIntosh (apple), an apple cultivar named for John McIntosh (farmer) * McIntosh Laboratory, an American manufacturer of high-end audio equipment People * McIntosh (surname) Places ;In the United States * McIntosh, Alabama, a town * McIntosh, Florida, a town * McIntosh, Georgia, an unincorporated community * McIntosh, Missouri, an unincorporated community * McIntosh, Minnesota, a city * McIntosh, South Dakota, a city * McIntosh, Washington, an unincorporated community * McIntosh County (other) ;In C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McIntosh (apple)
The McIntosh ( ), McIntosh Red, or colloquially the Mac, is an apple cultivar, the national apple of Canada. The fruit has red and green skin, a tart flavour, and tender white flesh, which ripens in late September. In the 20th century it was the most popular cultivar in Eastern Canada and New England, and is considered an all-purpose apple, suitable both for cooking and eating raw. John McIntosh discovered the original McIntosh sapling on his Dundela farm in Upper Canada in 1811. He and his wife cultivated it, and the family started grafting the tree and selling the fruit in 1835. In 1870, it entered commercial production, and became common in northeastern North America after 1900. While still important in production, the fruit's popularity fell in the early 21st century in the face of competition from varieties such as the Gala. According to the US Apple Association website it is one of the fifteen most popular apple cultivars in the United States. Apple Computer employee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McIntosh Laboratory
McIntosh Laboratory is an American manufacturer of handcrafted high-end audio equipment based in Binghamton, New York. The company was founded in 1949 by Frank McIntosh. The company designs and produces audio amplifiers, stereo tuners and other consumer electronics products. Company history In 1946 Frank McIntosh, a design consultant for broadcast and TV stations, hired Gordon Gow to help him design a high power, low distortion amplifier for his clients. This amplifier would become the 50W-1. It included McIntosh’s first patented circuit, the Unity Coupled Circuit, still used by current products. In 1956, the company moved to its current location of 2 Chambers Street, Binghamton, New York. Dave O'Brien joined McIntosh in 1962. He led the McIntosh Amplifier Clinics for the next 30 years. McIntosh created a Loudspeaker division in 1967. McIntosh amplifiers were used at the Woodstock Music Festival in 1969. The Grateful Dead's "Wall of Sound" reputedly used forty-ei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McIntosh (surname)
M'Intosh, McIntosh, MacIntosh, Macintosh, or Mackintosh (Scottish Gaelic, Gaelic: ') is a Scottish surname, originating from the Clan Mackintosh. Mac an Tòisich means (son of) leader/chief. Notable people with the surname include: * Alan McIntosh (born 1939), Welsh footballer * Alastair McIntosh (born 1955), Scottish writer, academic and activist * Andrew Mackintosh, law professor at Australian National University, one of three commissioners on the Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements#Commissioners and executive, Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements in 2020 * Andrew McIntosh, Baron McIntosh of Haringey (1933–2010), British Labour politician * Andrew McIntosh (physicist) (born 1952), Professor of Thermodynamics at the University of Leeds and director of Truth in Science * Bradley McIntosh (born 1981), English-Jamaican singer of S Club 7 fame * Cameron Mackintosh (born 1946), British theatrical producer * Carl W. McIntosh (1914–2009 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McIntosh Reserve
McIntosh Reserve is an outdoor recreation area along the Chattahoochee River located in Carroll County, Georgia. The park is operated by the Carroll County Recreation Department and supports outdoor activities including camping, hiking, fishing, and others. The park is open year-round, closing only on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day.Carroll County Parks and Recreation Accessed April 27, 2008. McIntosh Reserve is named for William McIntosh, Jr., a prominent leader History The Reserve is named for[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John McIntosh (farmer)
John McIntosh (August 15, 1777 – c. 1845) was a Scottish-Canadian farmer and fruit breeder, credited with discovering the McIntosh Red apple. Through the apple, his surname is the eponym of the Macintosh (or Mac) computers and operating systems by Apple Inc. Early life John McIntosh was born in Mohawk Valley near Harpersfield in the Province of New York in 1777, the son of a Scottish immigrant who was a loyalist during the American Revolution. McIntosh emigrated to Upper Canada sometime between 1795 and 1801 and settled in Matilda Township, now part of South Dundas Township. His four sons, David, Charles, Allan, and John served with the Dundas County Militia during the Upper Canada Rebellion, fighting at the Battle of the Windmill in 1838. His son Allan would continue growing the apples and expanded the orchards. Discovery of the McIntosh apple While clearing his property, McIntosh discovered a number of seedling apple trees growing wild. He transplanted them to his g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McIntosh, South Dakota
McIntosh (Lakota: ''Maktáža'') is a city in and the county seat of Corson County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 173 at the 2010 census and 111 at the 2020 United States Census. History McIntosh was named for a sibling duo who worked for the railroad. The town was established in 1909. McIntosh was the site of a Cold War era radar station. On April 1, 2006, the wood frame courthouse burned to the ground. Twenty-five year old Dwight Crigger, an employee of the local weed and pest board, was arrested for the setting the fire. It was the last wood courthouse in use in South Dakota. Geography McIntosh is located at (45.921649, -101.350171). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. McIntosh has been assigned the ZIP code 57641 and the FIPS place code 39940. McIntosh is located on US Route 12 and a mile west of the junction with South Dakota Highway 65. It is also a mile west of East (McIntos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McIntosh, Florida
McIntosh is a town in Marion County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 463. It is part of the Ocala Metropolitan Statistical Area. History McIntosh was platted in 1885 and named in honor of Col. John C. McIntosh, an early settler. A post office has been in operation at McIntosh since 1887. Geography McIntosh is located in northern Marion County at . It is bordered to the east by Orange Lake in Alachua County. U.S. Route 441 passes through the town, leading south to Ocala, the county seat, and northwest to Gainesville. According to the United States Census Bureau, McIntosh has a total area of , all land. Demographics At the 2000 census , there were 453 people, 227 households, and 133 families in the town. The population density was . There were 271 dwelling units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 96.91% White, 2.43% African American, 0.22% Native American, and 0.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McIntosh, Alabama
McIntosh is a town located in Washington County, Alabama, United States along U.S. Route 43. It is south of Wagarville and north of Mobile. It was named for William McIntosh, a prominent Creek chief of the nineteenth century. The town was incorporated on April 7, 1970. The population as of the 2020 U.S. Census was 206, down from 238 in 2010. McIntosh is one of the most Native American towns in Alabama, With over half of the Towns inhabitants reporting to be of Native descent in the 2020 census The town and county have a high proportion of residents who are members of the MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians, a state-recognized tribe of people of the Muskogean-speaking language family. It has one site, Andrews Chapel, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. McIntosh is near the site of Aaron Burr's arrest in 1807 while the area was part of the Mississippi Territory. He was captured by U.S. Army Lt. Edmund P. Gaines in the town of Wakefield, a few miles to the north, and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McIntosh, Kenora District, Ontario
McIntosh is an unincorporated place on Canyon Lake on the Canyon River in Unorganized Kenora District in northwestern Ontario, Canada. It lies on the Canadian National Railway transcontinental main line, between Canyon to the west and Quibell to the east, and is passed but not served by Via Rail transcontinental ''Canadian'' trains. The community can be accessed by road using the continuation of Ontario Highway 647 that arrives from the southeast from the community of Vermilion Bay, on Ontario Highway 17, via Blue Lake Provincial Park. McIntosh Indian Residential School The community was once home to McIntosh Indian Residential School McIntosh, Macintosh, or Mackintosh ( Gaelic: ') may refer to: Products and brands * Mackintosh, a form of waterproof raincoat * Mackintosh's or John Mackintosh and Co., later Rowntree Mackintosh, former UK confectionery company now part of Nestlà ..., a residential school opened by the Catholic Church in 1924. The school was located betwee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McIntosh, Minnesota
McIntosh is a city in Polk County, Minnesota, United States. It is part of the Grand Forks, ND- MN Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 606 at the 2020 census. History When the "Thirteen Towns", 13 townships in Polk County, Minnesota, were opened for settlement in 1883, settlers homesteaded the region. King Township, which contained the village of McIntosh, was one of the 13. The village was named for Angus John (A.J.) McIntosh, a man of Scottish descent, who immigrated from French Canada to the United States in 1870. He lived most of his years on the White Earth Indian Reservation north of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. The only census in which he was residing in King Township was the 1895 Minnesota State Census. McIntosh's population has decreased since the 1940s. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of , of which is land and is water. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 625 people, 285 households ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McIntosh, Washington
McIntosh is an unincorporated community in Thurston County, in the U.S. state of Washington. The community is situated around McIntosh Lake off Washington State Route 507 State Route 507 (SR 507) is a Washington state highway in Lewis, Thurston and Pierce counties that extends from (I-5) and (US 12) in Centralia to in Spanaway. The highway also intersects in Yelm and in McKenna. The first ... between the cities of Tenino and Rainer. History The community was named in 1889 by Northern Pacific Railroad officials after a local landholder who gave them land in exchange for the naming rights. A post office was in operation at McIntosh from 1904 until 1928. References Unincorporated communities in Thurston County, Washington {{ThurstonCountyWA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McIntosh, Georgia
McIntosh is an unincorporated community in Liberty County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. History McIntosh had its start when the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad was extended to that point. The community was originally named Golding's Grove. It was named this after William A. Golding, who donated the buildings and land that were used by the local school and church. It was later named McIntosh after a local train station, which in turn was named after the surname of the station's depot agent. A post office called McIntosh was established in 1857, and remained in operation until 1975. Cassels' Store, the ruins of a former general store now listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ..., is in the community. References Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
