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Black Creek is a village in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,316 at the 2010 census. The village is located within the Town of Black Creek. ==History== The village of Black Creek was settled by Thomas J. Burdick and his son, Abraham L. Burdick, in 1862. The community had been known as Middleburg until its incorporation as a village in 1904. This name change was made to reflect the dark-colored creek at the northern edge of the community. Black Creek's first village president was Charles J. Hagen, founder of Chas Hagen Cheese Box Company, now known as Konz Wood Products.〔''Fox Valley Memory'', (History of Outagamie County ) retrieved March 19, 2014〕 In 1962 a centennial celebration〔Veryle Sievert, ''Probably More Than you Wanted to Know About the History of Black Creek''.〕 was held and a sesquicentennial celebration was held on June 2, 2012.〔''Advertiser Community News'', (Countdown to the Black Creek Sesquicentennial ) retrieved March 19, 2014〕 In 1869, the country's first organized baseball team was formed in Black Creek by L.J. Cook. Thus, the village is known as the birthplace of Wisconsin baseball.〔 At the time, the team played at the village's North Park. It was a part of the Dairyland League along with teams from the communities of Bonduel, Hofa Park, Landstad, Garso, Seymour, Oneida, Shiocton, Kaukauna, Bear Creek, Oconto Falls, Greenville, Ashwaubenon, and Little Chute.〔''Dairyland Baseball'', (History ), retrieved April 30, 2013.〕 Black Creek's major rivalries were with the Navarino Rangers and the Nichols Nitros. The Black Creek team disbanded in the mid-1990s. To commemorate the village's baseball history, a "North vs. South Grudge Match" softball game is played annually.〔A. E. Burdick, ''Black Creek: History From the Early Days''.〕 In 1875, Black Creek published its first newspaper, the ''Black Creek Journal'', which was discontinued in 1880. The ''Black Creek Times Press'' was first issued in 1904 and discontinued in 1928. Black Creek established its first dairy factory, Black Creek Creamery, in 1901. Since the plant's beginning, numerous changes in ownership have occurred.〔 The village library formed in 1901. The following year, 1902, a large fire destroyed much of Main Street, leading to the organization of the village fire department in 1904. In 1910 telephone service was made available to local residents, with electricity making its debut in 1911.〔 The Black Creek area was formerly the nation's leader in sauerkraut production.〔''Milwaukee Sentinel'', (State a leader in Kraut Production ) retrieved March 19, 2014〕 Thus, the village has supported multiple sauerkraut factories since the late 1880s.〔 One well-known brand was Frank Pure Food Company which purchased an existing kraut plant in Black Creek in 1956. The plant specialized in Frank's Quality Kraut on the village's west side for decades, but later ceased operations in the late 1980s.〔''Wisconsin Library'', (The Frank Pure Food Company ) retrieved March 19, 2014〕 In an effort to promote tourism, the nickname "Crossroads to the Northwoods" was adopted in 2004.〔Lynn E. Koenigs, ''My Corner of the County''〕 Four years later, in 2008, the former Green Bay & Western Railroad corridor was converted into the multi-use Newton Blackmour State Trail.〔''Outagamie County Parks'', ("The Newton Blackmour State Trail" ).〕 In the summer of 2010, Black Creek experienced two major floods. The first occurred on the morning of July 19 when of rain fell〔''Advertiser Community News'', ("Flooding Hits Black Creek" ), 26 July 2010, retrieved 28 July 2011.〕〔''Fox11 WLUK,'' (Black Creek Flooding has Residents Cleaning Up ), retrieved February 17, 2013.〕 and the second on the night of August 20 when the community received another . Other smaller floods in the past flooded only the Canadian National Railway underpass.〔''Advertiser Community News'', ("Another Storm Another Flood" ), 30 August 2010, retrieved 28 July 2011.〕〔''American Red Cross,'' (Flooding in Black Creek Closes Highway 54 ), retrieved February 17, 2013.〕 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「Black Creek, Wisconsin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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