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.

Local tradition says the town was named for its first settler, a Spanish laborer working on the Wabash and Erie Canal who built a shack in the area.

Local folklore says that in the pioneer days, prior to the establishment of bridges, a ferry boat operator named Si ( Silas ) shuttled people across the water in that area.

Local tradition says that King Canute forded the River Lily, which was said to be dangerous then, though other reports say it was the Birkin Brook at or near Booth Mill .< ref >

Local tradition says that he was responsible for introducing the local pastry makers of Pézenas to a sweet pastry, Le petit pâté de Pézenas, the size and shape of a large cotton reel with a sweet centre, and that he ( or, more likely, his chef ) had brought the recipe from India as a refined version of the savoury Keema naan.

Local legend says that prior to the signing of the Magna Carta, the rebellious barons met to hammer out the details of the document in the extensive caves beneath the castle.

Local lore says the village is a namesake of Elmira Schoonover, daughter of Sam Schoonover, an early settler.

Local legend in Charleston says that the poem " Annabel Lee " was also inspired by Poe's time in South Carolina.

Local legend says that Anne Boleyn once sat under the tree, while residing at the Ankerwycke Estate, but this still has to be verified.

Local legend says that a ship carrying various relics from Milan to Cologne was stopped in the river in 1164, unable to move despite the strong current, until it mysteriously edged in toward the shore.

Local legend says that Hempmill Brook flowed with blood for 3 days after the battle.

Local legend says Gilmore wore the same long coat for years and was never far from it.

Local legend says that if you can see the surface of the lake, you will have bad luck.

Local folklore says that he stood upon the site where the Balcón now stands, and said " This is the balcony of Europe ".

Local tradition says that 8 more Americans killed in the battle were buried at the nearby Anglican church of St. Peter-in-the-Great Valley.

' Local legend says that this tree can hear a couple's secret wish for marriage.

Local lore says 72 men were killed in gunfights before the first natural death occurred in the camp.

Local folklore says that the village took its name from a nearby well that never dried up and at which a heron was always present.

Local folklore says that whoever takes the stone shall be possessed with the power of the Hunt.

Local legend ( of which there are several versions ) says that, in the 17th century, the publican of the local inn, Giles Cannard ( possibly also known as Tom the Taverner ), engaged in criminal activity such as robbing, or aiding and abetting the robbery of, his guests, theft, smuggling and possibly forgery.

Local lore says that he had an underground garage in the area in order to hide his personal cars so that he could better disguise his presence in the city.

Local legend in Chattanooga says that the fictional town of Mayfield where the Cleavers lived actually came from Mayfield Dairy, for which Beaumont had worked while attending school in Chattanooga.

Local folklore on the island of Oahu says that one should never carry pork over the Pali Highway connecting Honolulu and Windward Oahu.

( Local legend says over 22, 000 were estimated to be inside the stadium in the league match against Wrexham A. F. C on 21 August 1950 which Shrewsbury won 2-1, although the official figure is actually given as 16, 000 ).

Cambridgeshire County Record Office, which is part of Cambridgeshire Archives and Local Studies, says that the following entry in the manuscripts of William Cole, a Cambridgeshire antiquarian ( 1714-1782 ) has been taken to refer to the Caxton Gibbet although there is no more specific mention of the actual location in the text.