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, 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.