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Streeter is a city in Stutsman County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 170 at the 2010 census. Founded in 1905, Streeter celebrated its centennial in July 2005 with a weekend festival.〔(Centennial Information )〕 The city is at one end of what is considered the straightest road in America, with the other end being Hickson, North Dakota. The road consists of Highway 30 in the west to Highway 46 in the east.〔(Information on Straightest Road ) - roadsideamerica.com〕 ==History== The post office at present-day Streeter was established as ''Bloomenfield'' on February 28, 1893, and the town was founded and named Streeter in the spring of 1905, when the homestead owned by Alex Anderson was plotted and sold to the public. The first streets in the city were named after Anderson's two daughters, Frances and Florence. Streeter was named in honor of Darwin Reed Streeter, a pioneer newspaper editor and legislator from Emmons County, who was very well known throughout the state. The town experienced a severe fire on January 12, 1911, which destroyed the city's bank, two general stores, and a drug store. Streeter officially became a city in 1950, and its first mayor was Oscar Seher. The city reached a peak population of 602 that year, a number which has since fallen considerably. In 1955, the community's business infrastructure consisted of five churches, three general stores, a drug store, bank, locker plant, two hardware stores, two cream stations, two electric stores, three service stations, two implement dealers, three bulk stations, two cafes, one hotel, one movie theater, a recreation hall, two blacksmith shops, a plumbing supply shop, barber shop, four grain elevators, a lumber yard, a poultry egg and feed store, and two taverns.〔(History of Streeter ) - streeternd.com〕 The Streeter Centennial was held over the weekend of July 1–3 in 2005. The festivities included class reunions, a parade, flea markets, and antique galleries.〔(Events at the Streeter Centennial ) - centennial website ()〕 It concluded with a golf tournament, and a church service. An estimated 4,000 people attended the three-day event, including 700 Streeter alumni. 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「Streeter, North Dakota」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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