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Wessington is a city in Beadle and Hand Counties in the U.S. state of South Dakota. The population was 170 at the 2010 census. The community hosts its annual Fun Days celebration each July. ==History== A post office has been in operation in Wessington since 1882. The city took its name from the nearby Wessington Hills. The early growth of Wessington began because it was a transshipment point for locally produced grains〔https://books.google.com/books?id=FINHAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA559&lpg=PA559&dq=railroad+shipment+wessington+sd&source=bl&ots=arrM8HS4Zc&sig=3wD3r8PYpNIfEzK2IYUq7kW3dhY&hl=en&sa=X&ei=P8sKVciINIaeNuLHgJAG&ved=0CEgQ6AEwBTgK#v=onepage&q=railroad%20shipment%20wessington%20sd&f=false National Newspaper Directory and Gazetteer (Google eBook), Pettingill, firm, newspaper advertising agents, Pettingill & Company, 1903〕 because of the railroad (C. & N.W. Ry. Co.〔https://books.google.com/books?id=y-I2AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA113&lpg=PA113&dq=railroad+shipment+wessington+sd&source=bl&ots=xu764DiGHt&sig=gN0MU3DVJHvJCvSbeVQF3953gmw&hl=en&sa=X&ei=msEKVZn7MsyggwS9pIKIAw&ved=0CEYQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=railroad%20shipment%20wessington%20sd&f=false〕). This allowed local producers lower shipping costs compared to villages further from railroads, encouraging the location of other businesses in the town. Wessington originally was located in Beadle County, and the cohesiveness the community soon led to growth into neighboring Hand County. In 1918 there was a flourishing natural ice business that provisioned refrigerated freight cars.〔https://books.google.com/books?id=_glGAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA243&lpg=PA243&dq=railroad+shipment+wessington+sd&source=bl&ots=BssUDdo-77&sig=valVVSbGBXg9lYjIwoE9yHtkt84&hl=en&sa=X&ei=P8sKVciINIaeNuLHgJAG&ved=0CDoQ6AEwATgK#v=onepage&q=railroad%20shipment%20wessington%20sd&f=false〕 The cattle industry in the area has increased the market quality of the nation's cattle through improvements in herd management and adaptations to changing consumer demands. Many producers have received national recognition throughout the years.〔http://simmental.org/site/pdf/register/Jan%2012%20Register%20Golden%20Book%20Award%20Recipients.pdf John Christensen, 2012 Simmental genetics Golden Book Award recipient〕 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「Wessington, South Dakota」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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