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Wood Colony has been designated a "Community of Interest" by Stanislaus County's Local Area Formation Commission (LAFCO) in Stanislaus County, California in the United States. == History == Wood Colony derives its name from one of the first settlers, Ebenezer "Eben" Wood, who purchased 1,760 acres from Timothy Paige in 1869. Eben Wood and his wife, Sarah A. (Wiley) Wood, moved to the property and lived in a small frame house there until 1894. Eben Wood died May 18, 1902 and was buried in Citizen's Cemetery (Modesto Cemetery) on Scenic Drive.〔http://books.google.com/books/about/Wood_Colony_District.html?id=bl7WNwAACAAJ〕 Wood Creek near Sonora is also named for Eben Wood.〔http://books.google.com/books?id=KRc1AQAAMAAJ&lpg=PA586&ots=fDKEKbfmIF&dq=eben%20wood%20modesto&pg=PA586#v=onepage&q=eben%20wood%20modesto&f=false〕 Old German Baptist Brethren church members began settling in Wood Colony in the 1870s.〔http://www.modbee.com/2014/01/11/3129719/city-has-no-business-pushing-business.html〕 Today, the Old German Baptist Brethren make up about one-third the population of Wood Colony.〔http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/15/us/rural-spot-settled-by-religious-group-in-california-fears-a-citys-encroachment.html?_r=0〕 California's largest and oldest walnut tree is in Wood Colony on the corner of Dakota and North avenues was planted by early settler, Jacob Cover.〔http://fox40.com/2014/01/27/modesto-farmers-rally-to-save-wood-colony〕 The first Wood Colony Country Fair and Colony Tour was held on Saturday, August 16, 2014.〔http://www.modbee.com/2014/08/16/3490851/wood-colony-showcases-itself-fight.html〕 Wood Colony's Durrer Barn is mentioned in an article in the October 2014 issue of National Geographic (magazine).〔http://www.modbee.com/2014/09/15/3540598_jeff-jardine-modesto-gets-a-flattering.html〕 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「Wood Colony」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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