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Punxsutawney (; Lenape: Punkwsutènay) is a borough in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States, northeast of Pittsburgh. ==History== The area was originally settled by the Delaware Indians, and the name "Punxsutawney" derives from a Native American term which translates to "town of the sandflies" (or, perhaps, "town of the mosquitoes"〔http://www.talk-lenape.org/search.php?ls=english&q=town&_e=m〕). The name of the borough is also said to come from the ''Unami-Len'api'' term ''Put'schisk'tey'', which means "poison vine."〔Brinton, Daniel G., C.F. Denke, and Albert Anthony. ''A Lenâpé - English Dictionary''. Biblio Bazaar, 2009. ISBN 978-1103149223, p. 121.〕 In 1907, Punxsutawney and Claysville boroughs were consolidated and incorporated as Greater Punxsutawney. A high-grade soft coal was mined in the surrounding region. Formerly, the factories included glassworks, foundries, ironworks, machine shops, and planing, flour, feed, and silk mills. In 1900, 6,746 people lived there; in 1910, 9,058; in 1920, 10,311; and in 1940, 9,482 people lived there. The population was 5,962 at the 2010 census. Punxsutawney's most famous resident is Punxsutawney Phil, a groundhog said to predict the weather annually on Groundhog Day (February 2). Phil and the town were the basis for the 1993 film ''Groundhog Day'' (although nearly all of the film was shot in Woodstock, Illinois). The T. M. Kurtz House, Jefferson Theater, Christian Miller House, and United States Post Office-Punxsutawney are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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