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Quarter Gauger 48 posted:
Scotie posted:

But the name Hicksville predates the use of the term "hick" or "hayseed"

From Google:

The name Hicksville recalls the Hicks family, who became local landowners, and more particularly a family member named Valentine Hicks who was a founder of the Long Island Rail Road. Tracks reached Hicksville by 1836.

Google'  and algorithms'... at play'...Even today,  many New York City residents, refer to the Island as the sticks'..... I would imagine, back in 1836, it was no different'...... 

My Mother's sister, Aunt Kay, married into the Hicks family in the 1930s.  They were also very big in the printing business in the city'..........

Just a lot more sticks in 1836.

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