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Searcy ( ) is the largest city and county seat〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 of White County, Arkansas, United States. According to 2014 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 23,768. It is the principal city of the Searcy, AR Micropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of White County. The city takes its name from Richard Searcy, a judge for the Superior Court of the Arkansas Territory. Searcy is the home of Harding University. == History == Israel Moore, who had traveled west from Philadelphia, was in charge of laying out Searcy's original streets, and "he proceeded to name the major streets of Searcy for those of downtown Old Philadelphia near Independence Hall; Race, Arch, Market, Vine, Spring, and the tree-honoring streets of Cherry, Spruce, Locust and Pine."〔Dr. Raymond Muncy, ''Searcy, Arkansas: A frontier town grows up with America''〕 In 1957, Searcy named Moore Street after the 19th-century founder. Spring Street also has a namesake in Old City Philadelphia, but it, along with downtown Searcy's Spring Park, may refer to the early history of the Searcy area, when the community was known as White Sulphur Springs. As early as 1834, local springs with purported therapeutic properties initially drew visitors to the area, similar to the popular attraction to Hot Springs. During the American Civil War, the Battle of Whitney's Lane was fought near Searcy though the exact site is disputed. Searcy Landing, on the Little Red River, is the final resting place for some Union Army soldiers. Searcy was incorporated on August 6, 1851,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=1016 )〕 Searcy was a stop on the defunct Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad, which provided passenger and freight service from 1906 to 1946 from Joplin, Missouri, to Helena in Phillips County in eastern Arkansas.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=H. Glenn Mosenthin, "Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad" )〕 On August 9, 1965, 53 contract workers were killed in a fire in a LGM-25C Titan II missile silo outside Searcy. It was one of the largest industrial accidents in American history. Despite having lost many factory jobs in the late 20th century, Searcy has recently experienced an economic revitalization. Much of the new revenue is derived from the leasing of mineral rights to natural gas companies. Some residents express concern about the environmental impact of the extensive drilling projects that have taken place.〔(Pat. "Natural State No More" ), ''The Daily Citizen (Searcy)'', Sep 2, 2007〕 With the decline of gas and oil exploration, Searcy unemployment now averages 33% higher than the national unemployment average. 〔http://www.homefacts.com/unemployment/Arkansas/White-County/Searcy.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「Searcy, Arkansas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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