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 holds that Columbus was considered as the location for the national capital.

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 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 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 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 ).

Local legend says this was the crossroads where Macbeth originally met the three witches.

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.