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Sauk Centre

American  

noun

  1. a town in central Minnesota: model for town in Sinclair Lewis's novel Main Street.


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She spent several days a week searching before she finally found him Nov. 13 near Sauk Centre.

From Seattle Times Nov. 21, 2023

His father was a prominent doctor in Sauk Centre, a town of about 2,800 — read all about it in “Main Street.”

From New York Times Dec. 31, 2021

In 1935 O’Connor’s mother was born at the Sauk Centre school to a 15-year-old girl serving a six-year sentence after being impregnated by a 35-year-old man, according to O’Connor’s book.

From Washington Times Feb. 1, 2020

Ramey J. Olson, 32, was arrested after a two-hour standoff with deputies in Sauk Centre on Sept. 13, 2018.

From Washington Post Dec. 14, 2019

And today Sauk Centre celebrates itself for having produced him.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

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