1739: pawling: not pauling Sep 18, 2019

Although the United States is pretty young compared to some countries, there are examples of how place names change seemingly randomly. The 'Bronx' is one [1], but also the lesser-known Pawling, also in New York, was originally written 'Pauling', named for Catherine Pauling, whose father owned the area. The name only changed due to a misprint from U to a W, but since then the name stuck.

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