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Peru is a city in, and the county seat of, Miami County, Indiana, United States. The population was 11,417 at the 2010 census, making it the most populous city in Miami County.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 Peru is located along the Wabash River, which divides the city in two. Residents usually pronounce the name of Peru like the name of the South American nation of Peru is commonly pronounced in American English. Elderly Hoosiers commonly use the archaic pronunciation of . ==History== Peru was founded in 1834 by William N. Hood.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=History of Miami County (archived) )〕 Frances Slocum was reunited with members of her family near Peru in 1837, after nearly sixty years of captivity among Native Americans. Early in the 20th century, Peru was home to a pioneering automobile maker, Model Automobile Company;〔Clymer, Floyd. ''Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877–1925'' (New York: Bonanza Books, 1950), p.57.〕 like many other early automobile manufacturers, Model did not survive. In 1913 Peru, Indiana suffered a massive flood, the worst of its time. Between March 24 and March 27, of rain fell on Peru, and sent water from the Wabash and Mississinewa rivers rushing down its streets at speeds of , destroying everything in its path. Before the flood of 1913, Peru was a busy town, full of activity, jobs, with its 15,000 inhabitants, 100 factories, a trolley service, railroads, a new hospital (Duke's), circus (which employed 1000 people on the road), and a new concrete bridge (largest of its kind in the world at the time). The total loss for Peru was estimated at $3,000,000 (1913 figures). Many people died, as well as many of the circus animals. Public enemy John Dillinger and his gang robbed the Peru police department armory on October 21, 1933. They acquired two Thompson submachine guns, two Winchester rifles, two shotguns, four .38 revolvers and a half-dozen bulletproof vests. On June 23, 1972, Martin J. McNally hijacked American Airlines Flight 119 while in flight from St. Louis to Tulsa. After receiving a ransom of $502,500 he jumped out of the back of the Boeing 727 in what was the ninth copycat hijacking in the style of D. B. Cooper. The entire ransom as well as a weapon were found near Peru. A fingerprint led to his arrest.〔http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/article_1aac5de6-6eb4-5245-a126-7adf324d5eb2.html〕 The money was found in a sealed canvas mail bag by local farmer Lowell Elliott while he was working in his soybean field. Another farmer, Ronald Miller, discovered a Spitfire submachine gun in his corn field when a blade hit it while applying liquid nitrogen fertilizer.〔https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1298&dat=19720627&id=oQoQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2YoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2757,602320〕 The movie Little Big Top, which starred Sid Haig, was shot and directed in the town of Peru. Scenes show the famous drive up to the "Mr. Weenie" restaurant and the Circus building. 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「Peru, Indiana」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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