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Wadena is an unincorporated community in Union Township, Benton County, Indiana. It is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area. ==History== Wadena was founded by John Swan and named after Wadena, Minnesota, a town Swan had recently visited and found pleasing. The name derives from an Ojibwa term meaning "little round hill". The town was situated along a north/south rail line constructed through Benton County in the 1880s, originally operated as the Chicago and Great Southern Railway and later as the Chicago and Indiana Coal Railway, the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad, and ultimately the Chicago, Attica and Southern Railroad which maintained the line until its abandonment in the 1940s. The line was also commonly known as the Coal Road and the Dolly Varden Line.〔 〕 In the early 20th century, four Wadena residents gained national repute as professional baseball players:〔 * Doc Crandall: A utility pitcher for the New York Giants (1906-1914), he then joined St. Louis in the Federal League (1914-1918), then Los Angeles (Coast League). * Karl Crandall: Played several years for a Memphis, Tennessee, team, played three years with the Indianapolis American Association (1913-1916) and then entered the Coast League. * Arnold Crandall: Pitched for the Buffalo, New York, International League team in 1921. * Cy Williams: outfielder for the Chicago Cubs (1913-1916), then joined the Philadelphia Nationals. Wadena currently consists of several private residences and a defunct Baptist church. A monument east of town commemorates Wadena School, which served the township's students from 1895 to 1961. 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「Wadena, Indiana」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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