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Americans invented a false town to catch plagiarism

Did you know that in the 1930s the American mapmakers included a false town to try and catch plagiarism?

Although there was no town  between Rockland and nearby Beaverkill, it was stated in the map that there was a place called ‘Agloe’.

Since it wasn’t an important or often visited place, it was considered as a perfect spot for what’s called a “paper town,” or a map “trap.”

 

 

 

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