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Spencer is a city in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States, and a part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. The population was 3,746 at the 2000 census. Established in 1903, the City of Spencer is a historic community located just east of the North Canadian River.〔(City of Spencer ). (accessed January 20, 2010)〕 Spencer is approximately ten miles from downtown Oklahoma City and borders the City of Nicoma Park to the east and the City of Midwest City to the south. Contributing to the cultural fabric of Spencer are the Spencer Chamber of Commerce, the Spencer Garden Club, and the Spencer Historical Society.〔 ==History== The region where Spencer was developed was opened to settlement in the Land Run of 1889.〔Everett, Dianna. (Spencer ), ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''. (accessed January 20, 2010)〕 Louis F. and Henry W. Kramer, businessmen originally from Spencer County, Indiana, who first arrived in Guthrie in 1889 and then to Oklahoma City.〔 Originally an agricultural area, Spencer grew after World War II with the nearby General Motors Assembly Plant and Tinker Air Force Base offering employment.〔 Spencer is the birthplace of CPN Riley L. Pitts, the first black commissioned officer to receive the Medal of Honor. Captain Pitts was a graduate of Wichita University (now Wichita State University.) 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「Spencer, Oklahoma」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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