Quirky Street Name
While on a short visit to Chetek, Wisconsin, I spotted a street with the rather unusual name of Darn Republican Street just east of the town’s business district. According to an Internet search the story behind the street is as follows: “A Chetek native named Charles Faye was a World War II veteran who did not find the politics of the Republican Party to his liking. After getting out of the service he settled in Renton, Washington. In time he became a distant owner of property in his hometown of Chetek and deeded the land to the city in 1955 with the stipulation that a planned street on the property be named Damned Republican Street. That language was deemed too harsh so the softer Darn was used as a compromise.”
Quirky Street Name
While on a short visit to Chetek, Wisconsin, I spotted a street with the rather unusual name of Darn Republican Street just east of the town’s business district. According to an Internet search the story behind the street is as follows: “A Chetek native named Charles Faye was a World War II veteran who did not find the politics of the Republican Party to his liking. After getting out of the service he settled in Renton, Washington. In time he became a distant owner of property in his hometown of Chetek and deeded the land to the city in 1955 with the stipulation that a planned street on the property be named Damned Republican Street. That language was deemed too harsh so the softer Darn was used as a compromise.”