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Wright County
City of Woolstock
- The French Church is a historic landmark in southwest Wright County. French settlers arrived by covered wagon from the Alsace-Lorraine region of France.
About 1870 a tract of land was given to the community for a cemetery. In 1896 a church was built with donated materials and funds using volunteer labor. A dedication service was held in August, followed by a picnic to celebrate the occasion.
The Ban de La Roche Reunion Service is held at the church annually on the first Sunday of August. The church displays a wreath brought to the United States in 1989 from the French region, which shows the red, white and blue colors of Woolstock's sister city. Citizens enjoy an ice cream social in the community hall after church services.
George (Brewer) Reeves was born in 1914 in Woolstock, Iowa and starred as the famed TV Superman beginning in 1950.
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