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From: "OLIVIA COLE" <>
Subject: Re: [MAWORCES] Podunk
Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2003 17:24:10 -0500
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Sue,

I had to chuckle when I saw your post. Just last week, I had a student ask
where the term Podunk came from. (Common term for any small town with one
stop light or less. ha ha) We went online in search of, what I thought at
the time, trivia.
Wish I could remember the exact details now. Though I do remember reading
that it was the Indian name of a river in MA. The small settlement situated
nearby was then called Podunk. The printed info is on my desk at school. If
you don't recv an answer from someone else by tomorrow, I will send a reply
with more detail.
Renee Bissell-Cole, Indiana
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Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 2:25 PM
Subject: [MAWORCES] Podunk


> Hi Listers,
>
> I'm hoping one of you knowledgeable folks will be able to answer my
question.
>
>
> In Anderson's sketch of Richard Wright in his TGMB, he states that Richard
> died "after 15 March 1667 in Podunk, Mass.
>
> Can anyone tell me what Podunk is known as now and if I'm correct in
thinking
> it is in Worcester Co., MA?
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Sue
>
>
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