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Wolfeboro is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 6,269 at the 2010 census.〔United States Census Bureau, (American FactFinder ), 2010 Census figures. Retrieved March 23, 2011.〕 A resort area situated beside Lake Winnipesaukee, Wolfeboro includes the village of Wolfeboro Falls. ==History== The town was granted by Colonial Governor Benning Wentworth in 1759 to four young men of Portsmouth, and named Wolfeborough in honor of English General James Wolfe, who had been victorious at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in 1759. In 1763, were added to the reserved for the governor. Colonial Governor John Wentworth, his nephew, established an estate on the site, known as Kingswood. Built in 1771 beside what is now called Lake Wentworth, this was the first summer country estate in northern New England. Settled in 1768, the town was incorporated in 1770. Over the years Wolfeboro, whose town motto is "The Oldest Summer Resort in America", became a popular summer colony, particularly for families from Boston and southern New Hampshire. Prince Rainier and Princess Grace of Monaco, Kurt Vonnegut, Drew Barrymore and Jimmy Fallon have spent time in Wolfeboro. In August 2007, French president Nicolas Sarkozy vacationed there.〔"For town, business as usual", Sarah Liebowitz, ''Concord Monitor'', August 7, 2007〕 In May 2014, it was discovered that 82-year-old police commissioner Robert Copeland had been overheard in a cafe two months earlier using a racial epithet to refer to President Barack Obama.〔 Copeland acknowledged in an email to his colleagues that he did in fact use the word, saying "for this, I do not apologize — he meets and exceeds my criteria for such." At a subsequent meeting with residents, Copeland refused calls for his resignation.〔Associated Press. ("Residents of Wolfeboro, N.H., urge police official to quit for calling Obama the N-word" ), ''MassLive.com'', May 16, 2014. Retrieved on May 16, 2014.〕 A few days later, he submitted his resignation. Image:Wolfeboro Bay from Wolfeboro, NH.jpg| Wolfeboro Bay c. 1906 Image:Hobbs Landing, Wolfeboro, NH.jpg|Hobbs Landing c. 1910 Image:South Main Street, Wolfeboro, NH.jpg|South Main Street c. 1915 Image:Huggins Hospital, Wolfeboro, NH.jpg|Huggins Hospital in 1916 Image:Pleasant_Valley_Hill_Camp.jpg|Road to Pleasant Valley and the Hill Camp c. 1925 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「Wolfeboro, New Hampshire」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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