Their settlement became a town called Weber City, and was later renamed to Peterson in honor of Peterson.
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On the night of November 12, 1833, one of the more spectacular Leonid meteor showers on record (dubbed the "Falling Stars Phenomenon") hit the East Coast of the United States.
In 1872, the town's name was changed to Peterson to honor an early settler, Charles Sreeve Peterson.
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