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    This New York town, the home of an annual rodeo, was named after a Massachusetts legislator whose name is synonomous with strange looking congressional districts. What is the town?

    Question #2403. Asked by Kathy. (May 10 00 1:31 AM)


    McGruff

    		The town is Gerry, New York, named after Elbridge Gerry, from whence we get the term 'gerrymandering.'

    May 10 00, 9:57 AM
    zbeckabee

    		Links on the rodeo, Elbridge Gerry and gerrymandering.

    http://www.gerryrodeo.org/

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerrymandering

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elbridge_Gerry

    Feb 07 08, 1:15 PM

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