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Dogtown (originally named Woodville) is an unincorporated community in the rural West Marin〔(EMS Program, Annual Report 2000 ), Prehospital Care Information System, Marin County, Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Health Services, April 2001, retrieved September 12, 2007〕 region of coastal Marin County, California in the San Francisco Bay Area's North Bay. It lies at an elevation of 187 feet (57 m).〔 With a population of 30,〔〔(Dogtown, California Photos and Information ), BeachCalifornia.com, retrieved September 18, 2007〕〔(Interview with Margaret Nelson Hall ), Oral History Project of the Marin County Free Library, by Carla Ehat & Anne Kent, April 19, 1980, retrieved September 12, 2007〕 the town is located beside the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and Point Reyes National Seashore, in the Olema Valley west of the Bolinas Ridge mountain range.〔(TopoQuest map ), United States Geological Service, retrieved September 16, 2007〕 ==History== The village, founded by miners and lumberjacks, is located within the original Rancho Punta de los Reyes Sobrante land grant.〔(Marin County's Original Ranchos ), Marin County, retrieved September 17, 2007〕 It was a stagecoach stop along the north-south route. The village includes the historic Nelson Hotel, which was connected by the old North Pacific Coast Railroad to the Bolinas Station, en route to Point Reyes.〔 That railway ran between Mendocino County and a ferry service to San Francisco at Sausalito. The hotel, with nearby guest houses, was later used by the U.S. Army during both World Wars as barracks.〔 There was also a K-8 school, with about 50 pupils. The schoolhouse was located south of the village towards Bolinas, the nearest town.〔〔(Interview with Helen Wilkins and Kenneth Wilkins ), by Carla Ehat & Anne Kent, July 18, 1979, retrieved September 12, 2007〕 An early 20th-century pastime was a trip and picnic to the Copper Mine Gulch, which runs through the town.〔 The town was originally known as Woodville due to its timber industry, although the sawmills closed by the 1870s.〔(Interview with Boyd Stewart ), by Carla Ehat & Anne Kent, September 26, 1974, retrieved September 12, 2007〕 The name was changed to Dogtown, as that was a popular name among locals. Until the name change, the hamlet was simply nicknamed "The Dogtown" by Bolinas residents,〔 because the town's residents kept a large number of hunting dogs.〔 The location continues to be labeled "Woodville" on some maps. The area's economy is agricultural and tourism-based.〔 Dogtown Pottery was a master potter's shop. His name was John Kostelic. He left to retire to Idaho in 1996.〔http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/5953-State-Route-1-Bolinas-CA-94924/80741198_zpid/〕 It was then purchased by a gentleman that opened an artist's retreat in the same area, and provided the use of the kiln and workshop. 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「Dogtown, Marin County, California」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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