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Sprague is a city in Lincoln County, Washington, United States. The population was 446 at the 2010 census. The town was plotted in 1880 and named for former American Civil War Union general John Wilson Sprague. Eugene E. Lindsey, World War II naval hero, was born in Sprague. ==History== Sprague was first settled by William Newman, who established an inn at the location. Sprague was officially incorporated on November 28, 1883. Originally called Hoodooville after William Burrows, a local character called Hoodoo Billy, the name was changed to honor General John W. Sprague, a railroad executive.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Profile for Sprague, Washington )〕 Sprague was destroyed by fire on August 3, 1895.〔〔 〕 Mary Queen of Heaven Catholic Church in Sprague, Washington was originally built in 1883. The current church was built in a Gothic Revival style and erected in 1902, just south of the site of the original church and blessed by the Bishop of Nesqually. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the U.S. Department of Interior in 1990. The town has a seasonal creek running through it named "Negro Creek." Much debate has occurred regarding the creek's name but the name remains. 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「Sprague, Washington」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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