The name Punxsutawney comes from the Indian name
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Posted On: 02/01/2014 9:24:19 AM
The name Punxsutawney comes from the Indian name for the location
"ponksad-uteney" which means "the town of the sandflies."
The name woodchuck comes from the Indian legend of "Wojak,
the groundhog" considered by them to be their ancestral grandfather.
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