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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 ...
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
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.
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.
The Americas, Western Hemisphere Cultural regions of North American people at the time of contact Early Indigenous languages in the US. Historically, classification of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas is based upon cultural regions, geography, and linguistics.
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.
The publisher of the most colorful titles—Mandate, Honcho, Inches, Torso, and more—in gay porn history also claimed one of the most colorful staffs. At the top sat George Mavety, a straight ...