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I'm the WikiProject Cities assessor of this article; if you would like some commentary, give me a holler! --Starstriker7(^{Say hi}_{or see my works}) 00:47, 20 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I just deleted the parts of the article about the lottery ticket, beef on wicks, and the witch buried in the cemetery. The lottery ticket really isn't that important, the beef on wick thing wasn't necessarily true (there isn't a place in Allegany that serves the sandwich) and I'm pretty sure the witch thing is not true as well. When I was a kid we used to say it was a warlock buried so I'm guessing that it is only a myth.

NY Lotto is the biggest ripoff in the world anyway. Only 40% of sales is used for prizes (v 50% in Mega Millions. 216.179.123.146 23:38, 14 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

--Response-- I reverted the edit, removing the above topics until a discussion occurs in the talk. The anon user states that beef on wick isn't served in Allegany, but that is not true, Allegany is the only place I have ever had it. The witch thing I have also heard is a myth so I don't contest that point. DCwom 12:45, 10 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Re --Response-- I am the anon user who commented above, and as a person from Allegany I would wonder where in Allegany you got a beef on wick. When people in Allegany want a that type of sandwich they go to a restaurant called Beef and Barrel in Olean. While it may be true that there is a restaurant in Allegany serves it (maybe Randy's up the River?) it is not a type of cuisine that people in Allegany prefer over other local/regional dishes like wings and fish fries. I just don't see how it merits being on the wikipedia page. 71.236.252.128 01:02, 13 May 2007 (UTC)biggoergen[reply]

Re Re --Response-- I admit I have only had Beef & Wick at group gatherings in Allegany, but it is ubiquous amonst the people I know in Allegany, as are the "fish fries". As an out of towner (I married an Alleganian) Beef & Wick has always been a defining dish for the area. DCwom 13:38, 14 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Anyway, the beef on wick and witch claims are not verifiable, so I think they should be taken off the page. 71.193.128.178 18:31, 17 May 2007 (UTC)biggoergen[reply]

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Hi,

This is for "Starstriker7", I just wanted to add some commentary to your post about the warlock in Allegany, NY. I grew up there, and was told told a tale about the warlock buried in the cemetery as well. I don't have much, but here is the story I was told several years back: I was told that before the warlock was burned to death for some type of witchcraft accusation, before he passed it was said that he put a curse on the town, coincidentally the town later experience several fires that some thought to be tied to the curse. The warlock is said to be buried in the Allegany cemetery, the one that is located across from the elementary school. I was told that his grave marker is quite large, one of the larger ones in the cemetery. How true this story is I am unsure of, but I figured I would share with you what I was told as a child. Good luck with your work.

BD96.243.52.135 (talk) 01:44, 12 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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