Local tradition has it that his wife would camp on the nearby Strawberry Island ( which was visible from the open sea ) and signal him with a fire on the island's summit to alert him to whether or not it was safe to bring his illegal cargo ashore.

Local tradition in English Cumbria recounts how Dunmail ( presumably Dyfnwal III ) the so-called " Last King of Cumbria " was killed at the Battle of Dunmail Raise in 945.

Local tradition holds that these documents were stored at Rokeby House and thus that Leesburg was briefly the capital of the United States.

Local tradition has it that an official of Southern Pacific made the name more sonorous by adding an a to it.

Local tradition associates the name of the town of Jennings with the family.

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 tradition associates this house with the young Benjamin Franklin, who received gingerbread while traveling from Boston to Philadelphia.

Local tradition holds that the town of Gerty was originally named " Buzzard Flop ".

Local tradition holds that the town was named after Edward K. Alburtis, a civil engineer involved in the construction of the East Pennsylvania Branch of the Philadelphia and Reading Railway.

Local tradition describes Bishop Seely as a man of immense girth who made his pastoral rounds riding one mule and leading another laden with staple food items to be distributed to needy families, blacksmith tools for the shoeing of horses and sharpening of plowshares, and dental forceps to remove aching teeth.

Local tradition cautions that other drinks-water for example-will cause the cheese to harden in the stomach, leading to indigestion.

Local tradition holds that Vortigern's wise men used to meet here to discuss the great events of their times.

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 national traditions as well as individual settings therefore could stand side by side, and from the very beginning a broad variety of artists practicing some kind of symbolic imagery, ranged between extreme positions: The Nabis for example united to find synthesis of tradition and brand new form, while others kept to traditional, more or less academic forms, when they were looking for fresh contents: Symbolism is therefore often linked to fanatastic, esoteric, erotic and other non-realist subject matter.

Local tradition held that the events took place in the vicinity of Newark Castle, although Scott himself believed that the old tower at Hangingshaw, a seat of the Philiphaugh family near Yarrowford, was the correct location.

Local legislation often dictates which varieties are selected, how they are grown, whether vineyards can be irrigated and exactly when grapes can be harvested, all of which in serves to reinforce tradition.

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 tradition holds that the Italian town of Assignano derives its name from the gens, as well as the French town of Assignan.

Local residents and visitors alike have made this an annual tradition.

Local tradition has it that " the Tournament has a deal with God ; we'll never hold the parade on a Sunday, and He'll never let it rain on the Rose Parade.

Local tradition identified the village as containing the tomb of the prophet Dhul-Kifl, who is mentioned in the Qur ' an twice.

Local tradition asserts that Frome was a medieval borough, and the reeve of Frome is occasionally mentioned in documents after the reign of Edward I, but there is no direct evidence that Frome was a borough and no trace of any charter granted to it.

Local tradition holds that the caves are not man-made.

Local tradition had it still in the 18th century that a decisive battle against invading Sweden was held in Eura's Big Meadow ( Iso Niitty ) in the Middle Ages.

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

Local businesses include a number of furniture shops including Chaplins, which holds the largest selection of contemporary designer furniture in Europe, plus numerous restaurants including Italian ( for example, there is a branch of ASK on the Uxbridge Road ), Greek, Chinese, American and Indian.

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

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 legend holds that the cemetery is haunted by the ghost of a young Indian woman by the name of Susie, who was tragically lynched around the year 1890 at Thorp, by persons unknown in the area.

Local legend holds that Shawnee chief Blue Jacket was in fact a young white hunter named Marmaduke Van Swearingen who was kidnapped in the area.

Since the Local Government Act 1972, the Duchy holds and exerts the right to appoint Sheriffs and Lords Lieutenant in the ceremonial counties of Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Lancashire, which include areas from the historic county boundaries of Cheshire and Yorkshire.

The Local Provincial Government holds its official functions in the City of Koronadal.

The library holds a Local History Collection of the Upper Norwood district and the Crystal Palace.

The Harpenden and District Local History Society has a collection of local material and archives which can be consulted, and holds regular meetings on topics of historical interest.

Local tradition holds that the Berth Pool and its ancient earthworks outside the village are the resting place of the legendary King Arthur.

The Islington Local History Centre holds the archive of Sadler's Wells Theatre, with material dating from 1712 onwards.

Local tradition holds that Bad Homburg's documented history began with the mention of the Villa Tidenheim in the Lorsch codex, connected with the year 782.

Local history holds that ancestors of contemporary Kei islanders came from Bali, part of the expanding Majapahit kingdom from the western archipelago.

Local legend holds that they were the work of the Devil, who, sitting one day looking down on the Great North Road, began to amuse himself by heaving clods of earth at the passers-by.

If the call is local, the switch has the NPA-NXX in its routing table as portable, so it sends a routing request to the STP ( Signal Transfer Point ) which accesses a local database that is updated by an LSMS ( Local Service Management System ) which holds all routing for all ported numbers to which the carrier is responsible for completing calls.

Gloucestershire Centre for Environmental Records ( GCER ) is the county ’ s Local Record Centre and holds data about the county ’ s wildlife.