Talk:Cheektowaga (town), New York

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[edit] Text reverted

I reverted a recent change that added the following:

... which was caused by a contingent of the villagers upset that their town was named after Jeffery Amherst, a British military officer. Not only were the townspeople, still believing in the revolutionary spirit, upset that their name was taken from a British soldier, but their sympathies towards Native American tribes (expressed in the town's name) left them disgusted at the military career of Amherst, who not only fought tribes but suggested the idea of utilizing smallpox-infected blankets to end Pontiac's Rebellion. It is thought that many who choose to stay in Amherst during this period still retained anti-Native hostilities.

If someone can provide a reference, please add it back. ~MDD4696 20:31, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Pronunciation

Could someone please add how to pronounce Cheektowaga? It looks suspiciously like another of those ones where you'd have to be from NY State... 𝐨𝐱𝐲𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐵𝑈𝑇𝐴𝑍𝑂𝑁𝐸 ⓊⓉ 14:49, 31 March 2008 (UTC)