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In American discourse, the term podunk came into general colloquial use through the wide national readership of the "Letters from Podunk" of 1846, in the Daily National Pilot of Buffalo, New York. These represented "Podunk" as a real place but one insignificant and out of the way. [7] The term gained currency as standing for a fictional place.
In the Winter of 1635, the Podunk kept alive the ill-prepared settlers at Hartford with their gifts of "malt, and acorns, and grains." During this time, the Podunk were governed by two sachems, Waginacut and Arramamet. [4] Before the English-Narragansett war, the Podunk seemed to have had a peaceful relationship with colonists. Until about 1675 ...
ePodunk was a website that profiled communities in the United States, Canada, Ireland, and the UK.It provided geocoded information that includes local museums, attractions, parks, colleges, libraries, cemeteries and other features, as well as local history and trivia.
Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Hung Cao again failed to address critical questions about spending by the Unleash America super PAC when asked by a conservative talk show host on Tuesday, May 21.
Map of regions covered by the 122 Weather Forecast Offices. The National Weather Service operates 122 weather forecast offices. [1] [2] Each weather forecast office (WFO or NWSFO) has a geographic area of responsibility, also known as a county warning area, for issuing local public, marine, aviation, fire, and hydrology forecasts.
Podunk (band), a Texas rock band "Podunk" (song), by Keith Anderson, 2006 "Podunk", a song by Foo Fighters, a B-side of the single "This Is a Call" Podunk Bluegrass Festival, an annual bluegrass festival in East Hartford, Connecticut, US
Location of the Schaghticoke Reservation. The Schaghticoke (/ ˈ s k æ t ɪ k oʊ k / SKAT-i-kohk or / ˈ s k æ t ɪ k ʊ k / SKAT-i-kuuk) are a Native American tribe of the Eastern Woodlands who historically consisted of Mahican, Potatuck, Weantinock, Tunxis, Podunk, and their descendants, peoples indigenous to what is now New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts.
Poeville, also known as Peavine until 1863, is the site of a historical mining town, established in 1864.John Poe, a professional promoter from Michigan allegedly related to Edgar Allan Poe, discovered rich gold and silver veins in 1862 on the slopes of Peavine Mountain.