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词条 Crete, Indiana
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  1. History

  2. Geography

  3. Notable person

  4. References

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}}Crete is a small unincorporated community in Greensfork Township, Randolph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]

History

A post office was established at Crete in 1882, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1918.[4] The community may have been named after the pet name of Lucretia, a local young woman.[5]

Geography

Crete is located at {{coord|40|02|36|N|84|51|42|W}}, about {{convert|3|mi|km|0}} east of the town of Lynn.

Notable person

Jim Jones, leader of the Peoples Temple cult that committed mass murder in Jonestown, Guyana, in 1978, was born in Crete in 1931.[6]

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=2017-03-05|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=United States Geological Survey|date=October 25, 2007}}
2. ^{{cite web |url=http://factfinder2.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=American FactFinder |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911234518/http://factfinder2.census.gov/ |archivedate=September 11, 2013 |df= }}
3. ^{{cite web | url = {{GNIS3|433126}} | title = Crete, Indiana | work = Geographic Names Information System | publisher = United States Geological Survey | accessdate = July 27, 2017}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Randolph |title=Randolph County |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=March 19, 2017}}
5. ^{{cite book|last=Baker|first=Ronald L.|title=From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SXB5AAAAMAAJ|date=October 1995|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-32866-3|page=105|quote=...whose name was Lucretia or Crete.}}
6. ^{{cite book|last=Rolls|first=Geoff|title=Classic Case Studies in Psychology: Third edition|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rFVWBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT100|date=26 November 2014|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-317-90961-3|page=100}}
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