Salmagundi (periodical)
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Salmagundi; or The Whim-whams and Opinions of Launcelot Langstaff, Esq. & Others, commonly referred to as Salmagundi, was a 19th-century satirical periodical created and written by American writer Was
From an 1869 reprint
Gotham, Nottinghamshire
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Gotham is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. Its population was 1,563 in the 2011 census and marginally increased to 1,567 in the 2021 census. It is in the borough of Rushcliffe a
Salmagundi (periodical)
…It was in the November 11, 1807, issue that Irving first attached the name Gotham to New York City, based on the alleged stupidity of the people of Gotham, Nottinghamshire. Irving and his collaborators published the periodical using a wide variety of pseudonyms, including Will Wizard, Launcelot Langstaff, Pindar Cockloft…
St Lawrence Church
Cuckoo Bush Mound is the alleged site for the tale of the Wise Men of Gotham's attempt at fencing in the cuckoo, but it is actually a Neolithic burial mound. It is about three thousand years old and was excavated in 1847.
Gotham Pillbox
In 2014, the Gotham sign had been stolen three times in four years by Batman fans