Local legend tells that the lagoon was created after a pilgrim who came to see the Madonna refused to pray to the Madonna because she was black.

Local legend has it that the tower could be seen for ten miles ( 16 km ) or more, and that the bells could be heard from even farther away.

Local legend holds that " anyone who sees one dies or is killed ".

Local legend has it that the staircase from the Castle is now in the Talbot Hotel in Oundle.

Local legend has it that the Monarch and Sir Walter Raleigh used to stroll together there.

Local legend has it that Sir Francis Drake's ship, the Golden Hind, had its timbers cut from trees in this area.

Local legend has it that Welling is so called because in the era of horse-drawn vehicles, it could be said you were " well in " to Kent, or had a " well end " to the journey up and down Shooters Hill which, at the time was steep, had a poor road surface and was a notorious haunt of highwaymen.

Local legend has it that Draksharama was where the Daksha yagna was performed.

Local legend insists that " the hole that won't stay filled " never vanished — even after being filled in numerous times during the decades that followed.

Local legend has it that Boswell made the first successful flight, before the Wright Brothers.

Local folk legend explains the light appearances as a deceased railwayman's lantern.

Local legend holds that Pocahontas was named the county seat through an act of trickery.

Local legend has it that Cedar Island in Little Assawoman Bay was a spot for pirates to bury treasure.

Local legend attributes the name to the sound made by the horn of a Ford Model T. The town was incorporated around 1891.

Local legend has it that the local Indians advised Bell to locate the town at a certain bend of the Solomon river to protect the town from tornadoes.

Local legend states that the tavern was more well known than the surrounding village so that by the time the town ’ s first post office was established around 1815, Rising Sun was chosen as the official name.

Local legend has it that Oak was named for a tree which was used for hanging.

Local legend attributes the name to a Wyandotte Indian Chief named Sanilac.

Local legend has it that California became a regular stop for weekend excursion trains through the countryside.

Local legend states that many residents objected to this name change, but it did stick and remains the name of the lake and the hamlet to this day.

Local legend explains the unusual pronunciation of the village's name in several possible ways:

Local legend tells that several names were put into a hat.

Local legend states the name is derived from Cherokee words meaning ' just two ' or ' two is enough.

Local legend holds that the railroad once considered placing its machine shop functions in Mifflin, which would undoubtedly have led to the establishment of Mifflin as an important Pennsylvania industrial center.

Local legend holds that Bonnie and Clyde either robbed the Ponder State Bank or attempted to rob it, only to discover it had gone broke the week before.

If input tax is greater than output tax the company can claim back money from the Local Tax Authority.

Local nobles resisted the claim, but William invaded and by 1064 had secured control of the area.

The Local Government Board Act 1871 put the supervision of the Poor Law under the Local Government Board ( headed by G. J. Goschen ) and Gladstone's " administration could claim spectacular success in enforcing a dramatic reduction in supposedly sentimental and unsystematic outdoor poor relief, and in making, in co-operation with the Charity Organization Society ( 1869 ), the most sustained attempt of the century to impose upon the working classes the Victorian values of providence, self-reliance, foresight, and self-discipline ".

Section 11 of the 1966 Local Government Act enabled local authorities to claim grants to recruit additional staff to meet special needs of Commonwealth immigrants.

Local legends claim he achieved heavier-than-air flight before the Wright Brothers, though there is no historical evidence.

Local myths claim the head remains in Beddington park or was inherited by his son and buried with him.

Local pundits claim that the first railway in the world ( чугунный колесопровод ) was inaugurated for industrial uses of the Alexandrovsky foundry in 1788.

Those superintelligences claim a domain as theirs, consisting of up to several galaxies ( the entity known as " IT " has the Local Group as personal domain ).

Local legends claim that the idol of Ganesha continuously grows in size.

Local farmers claim that citrus crop yields have been lowered by contaminated dust blowing in.

Local sources claim that it was the first town in the country to have electric street lighting.

Local legend holds that Vyšehrad was the location of the first settlement which later became Prague, though thus far this claim remains unsubstantiated.

Local folk memory would claim that the large stones erected along the avenue from the main entrance were originally from the ancient chapel that O ' Laverty refers to in his History of Down and Connor.

Local iwi objected however, and filed a claim with the Waitangi Tribunal.

Local law enforcement officials claim no recollection of the incident, and there is no record of an arrest warrant against Patton or an actual arrest.

Local villagers, fishers, workers and environmentalists claim that shipping companies should assume their responsibilities, respecting labour and environmental law.

The club remains an Open Championship Local Final Qualifying course, and hosted qualifying again in 2011 when The Open returned to Royal St. George's ; Prince's professional golfer Francis McGuirk finished tied second to claim one of the three available spaces.

Local folklore says that royalty may have visited Welton Place but no evidence has been uncovered to substantiate this claim.

Local environmental activists claim that the mining operations, which use large quantities of a dilute cyanide solution, have contaminated the water sources, leading to the disappearance of fish and frogs, illnesses among cattle, air pollution, and loss of medicinal plants.

Local stories claim that Arthur watched the approach of the Saxons from the summit of the hill and that his forces then swept down the hill and massacred them.

Local folklore alludes to the belief that the Indians owned the island and used it as a military fort, while others claim the British held control of it until losing it during the War of 1812.

Local people claim that this is a Hindko word meaning " Sir Bahlol ", a prominent political and religious leader of the area.

Local fishermen are also nearly unanimously against the project, citing the fact that for many of them, up to 60 % of their annual income comes from catch caught on Horseshoe Shoals, which they claim would disappear and would have to be replaced by steaming to fishing grounds farther out to sea if the project is completed.