The water thread about the cheese plant got me thinking about various names. The previously mentioned Lowville is pronounce Lauw-ville. Near Rochester, NY we have Charlottle which is pronounced Char-lot. Then there is Chili which is pronounced Ch-eye-lie. Then there is Avon which is not pronounced like the door to door cosmetics company. Then there is Penn Yan which is not named for another place of the same name but an occurrence in US history. A fair number of towns have a cheese factory road or saw mill rd. A number of towns in WNY have a Big Tree Rd which was named for an Indian treaty. A number also have a Perry road in honor of the War of 1812 US hero. To celebrate the Erie Canal we have Lockport, Middleport, Gasport, Brockport, Fairport, and Weedsport.