|
Decatur is a city located in Wise County, Texas, United States. It is the county seat.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 Decatur is part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex and is located twenty-five miles northwest of Fort Worth and forty-five miles northwest of Dallas. The population was 6,042 at the 2010 census. ==History== Wise County was established in 1856, and Taylorsville (in honor of Zachary Taylor) was made the county seat. Absalom Bishop, an early settler and member of the Texas Legislature, opposed naming the town after a Whig Party member, and in 1858 arranged to have the name changed to Decatur, in honor of naval hero Stephen Decatur. In 1857, a post office was opened, and the first school was established in 1857. In the early 1860s a courthouse was erected. 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「Decatur, Texas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|