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LAFAYETTE, TENNESSEE WAS NAMED FOR THE FAMOUS FRENCH
GENERAL LAFAYETTE. BUT LAFAYETTE, TENNESSEE PEOPLE PRONOUNCE
IT "LA(LONG A)FAYETTE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; BOILING SPRINGS
Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Explanation of a name |
Date learned: 03-29-1969