Re: (erielack) Pronunciation-crazy

["Michael Connor" <mjconnor_rr_@_hotmail.com>]

Having spent a good portion of many years in Avoca, just two stations east 
of Cohocton, it is my observation that most folks are unware of the proper 
spelling of the Conhocton River or of the different pronounciation thereof.  
Cohocton has prevailed.


>From: "Dick Honeyman" <hmanrr_@_rochester.rr.com>
>Reply-To: "Dick Honeyman" <hmanrr_@_rochester.rr.com>
>To: "erielack" <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
>Subject: (erielack) Pronunciation-crazy
>Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 23:34:38 -0500
>
>A bit more regarding Cohocton & Conhocton (upstate NY).  The village is
>Cohocton (it is pronounced co-HOCK-ton as several have noted).
>
>As Michael points out, the river that shares the valley with the Erie & 
>DL&W
>ROWs is indeed the Conhocton River, not Cohocton.  I'm not sure how the
>river name is pronounced.  Locally, I only ever heard it pronounced the 
>same
>as the town (co-HOCK-ton).  I don't know whether people were unaware of the
>name being different or they were correct and the "N" is simply silent.
>Anybody know?
>
>An additional item - the prior name of the railroad that became a major
>portion of the Erie Rochester Branch was The Buffalo and Conhocton Valley
>Railroad.  It ran from Buffalo to Batavia then southeast to Corning (that
>line did not go into Rochester).
>
>Dick
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Michael Connor" <mjconnor_rr_@_hotmail.com>
>To: <chris.thurner_@_adelphia.com>; <sgl2@ix.netcom.com>;
><paultup_@_lucent.com>; <WGRIPP@NCSUS.JNJ.COM>; <jjordan@blast.net>;
><rschecke_@_optonline.net>; <erielack@lists.railfan.net>
>Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 2:22 AM
>Subject: RE: (erielack) Pronunciation-crazy :)
>
>
> > Cohocton was also on the Erie's Rochester Division.  Portions of both 
>the
> > former Erie and former EL line are still in service at Cohocton.  The
>little
> > known spelling of the local river is Conhocton but that apparently never
> > caught on for the Village.
> >
> >
>
>


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