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Local legend suggests that the ground was identified by a Miss Westland, the niece of one of the club's founders, Joseph Johnson, after the Corporation had not renewed Fosse's lease on their previous ground at nearby Mill Lane, only weeks before their debut season in the Midland League.
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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 and suggests
Local folklore suggests that the name of the nearby Plentywood Creek, after which the city was named, comes from a search for firewood.
Local rumour suggests that he founded the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings in 1877 as a result of his successful campaign to prevent the demolition of the building that now houses Greystones tearoom, winner of the Tea Council's Tea Room of the Year award for 2000.
Local provenancing is a position maintained by ecologists that suggests that seeds should be planted of local provenance only.
Local market information in Oman suggests that the term Hojari encompasses a broad range of high-end frankincense including Silver.
Local history suggests that the dolls may have been given to residents of Ōhasama by travelers from Kyoto on their way to trade in Hokkaidō.
Local folklore suggests it was King John who provided the name ; there is certainly evidence of King John granting the manor at Kingshill to Hugh de Gournay in 1213, although this same document states that the land was previously possessed by Geoffrey fitzPeter.
Local folklore suggests that beacons were lit on high ground around the village to warn of such raids and that attacks were fiercely resisted.
Local folklore suggests that the town was named after a publican called Frank Stone, who ran a hotel at the corner of the then Point Nepean Road ( now the Nepean Highway ) and Hastings Road ( now Davey Street ).
Local information suggests the place has been known as the Old Coach House, suggesting a connection with the coaching activities of Cobb & Co. and that it was the site of Grant's Livery Stables in 1850, a stop-over for coaches operating between Melbourne and Broadmeadows.
Local legend suggests that witches may have been ducked in this pool in medieval times.
Local tradition suggests that the Romans established a track into Aberdyfi as part of the military occupation of Wales around AD78.
Local tradition in some cases suggests the use of these caves by smugglers.
Local folklore suggests that the Langley Court's former owners, the Bucknell family, were shipping magnates that underwrote the Titanic.
Local folklore suggests that the burial mound contains the golden boat with silver oars, on which his body was brought across Gerrans Bay.
Local history suggests that the dolls may have been given to residents of Ōhasama by travelers from Kyoto on their way to trade in Hokkaidō.
Local history suggests that the name derives from the large number of taverns operating at the time.
Local geology suggests that a volcanic eruption on Flores approximately 12, 000 years ago was responsible for the demise of H. floresiensis, along with other local fauna, including the elephant Stegodon.
Local legend suggests Buckongahelas took revenge on White after trailing his son's killer for a period of nine years ( 1773 – 1782 ).
Local weather lore in the area suggests that when the fridges frost over and the café tables ' corners curl upwards at the Burketown Pub, there is enough moisture in the air for the clouds to form.
Local legend suggests that the village was wiped out by the Black Death brought in by refugees from London, but there is no evidence to support this.
Local research ( unverified ) from Jamberoo weather stations suggests that wind speeds in Jamberoo are approximately half that experienced at Albion Park, while rainfall varies significantly depending on the altitude and proximity to the steep valley sides.
Local folklore suggests that it was named after a hunter named Carter, while a neighboring peak is named after his hunting partner, Hight.
Local lore suggests that the top two floors of the building were designed to contain a swimming pool ; however, the pool was never completed.
Local legend suggests that some Chinese miners were killed at the Sulphur Bank mine when hot springs flooded the mining chambers, scalding the workers.
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