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Walnut Grove is a town in Leake County, Mississippi. The population was 1,911 at the 2010 census. Golden Memorial State Park is located east of the town. ==History== Walnut Grove began in a nearby location, now referred to as "Old Walnut Grove". It was incorporated in 1884.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = msleake )〕 A post office was established in 1854, and in the early 1900s, electricity and street lights were installed.〔 The Jackson and Eastern Railway was completed to Walnut Grove in 1923, and then extended to nearby Tuscola in 1925. The town was surveyed at its present location in 1923. Two canals were built near Walnut Grove in the late 1920s. Walnut Grove received a telephone franchise in 1927, and was connected to the Forest exchange. In 1962, a sewage and water system was installed, and in 1966, natural gas was installed. In 1970, the town organized and trained a volunteer fire department, though the first fire truck was not purchased until 1974.〔 Walnut Grove's Marshall, Jake Trest, was murdered in 1979. His killer, Edward Earl Johnson, was executed in 1987. 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「Walnut Grove, Mississippi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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