| 翻訳と辞書 |
| Rockingham County, North Carolina ： ウィキペディア英語版 |
Rockingham County, North Carolina
Rockingham County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 93,643.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/37/37157.html )〕 Its county seat is Wentworth.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 The county is known as "North Carolina's North Star."
Rockingham County is included in the Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point, NC Combined Statistical Area.
==History==
The county was formed in 1785 from Guilford County. It was named for Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, British Prime Minister from 1765 to 1766 and again in 1782. Rockingham's administration was dominated by the American issue. Rockingham wished for repeal of the Stamp Act 1765 and won a Commons vote on the repeal resolution by 275 to 167 in 1766.〔Ross J. S. Hoffman, The Marquis. A Study of Lord Rockingham, 1730–1782 (New York: Fordham University Press, 1973), p. 113.〕 This made him a popular figure among British colonists in America (who would later become known as "The Americans"), people in North Carolina were still fond of him in the years following the independence of the United States.
The county served as the location for the Searcy & Moore gun factory, which was located at Hogans Creek, a small village located some 20 miles northwest of Greensboro. The firm supplied weapons – dubbed "N.C. Rifles" – to the Confederate States of America forces during the Civil War. Owned by Alexander M. Searcy and Dr. J. S. Moore, the manufactory assembled some 100 rifles for the Rebel forces in 1862–1863.
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「Rockingham County, North Carolina」の詳細全文を読む
スポンサード リンク
| 翻訳と辞書 : 翻訳のためのインターネットリソース |
Copyright(C) kotoba.ne.jp 1997-2016. All Rights Reserved.
|
|