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Silk Hope, in Chatham County, North Carolina, USA, is a farm community centered on a community school(), a volunteer fire department, several country churches, and many historical farmsteads. It is evolving into the country home of many who work in Cary, Chapel Hill, and Research Triangle Park.〔(Silk Hope in Chatham County NC )〕 Joe Hackney is a former resident.〔(Profiles - Joe Hackney )〕 According to oral history, the name came from an enterprise to create a silk industry in the early 19th century. No signs remain of the silk ambitions, nor the cotton gin that once stood at the Silk Hope crossroads. Community residents come together each Labor Day to celebrate their heritage at the "Silk Hope Old Fashioned Farmers Day".〔()〕 The Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival held nearby has attracted more than 4,500 people.〔(Shakori hills festival expects its largest turnout )〕 The DeGraffenreidt-Johnson House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. ==Demographics== http://www.zipareacode.net/silk-hope-nc.htm 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「Silk Hope, North Carolina」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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