Oh dear, I wouldn't want to be called an "Allegheny Leek eater" either :-)~~~~

Allison

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Another tidbit I’ve forgotten about. Allegany County, NY has a notch out of the northeast corner. (See attached.) Local lore says that a wealthy politician lived in that area and he did not want to be known as a “Allegany Leek Eater” so he had the border changed.

Kathy Stroud

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