Sandfly Brewing Company
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In the mid-18th century, a Native American sorcerer appeared in the Mahoning valley and began attacking travelers east of the land currently known as Punxsutawney. A brave young chief, eager to prove himself, sought out the sorcerer and challenged him in battle. The chief slayed the sorcerer, bringing the body back to his tribe as proof of his victory.
In order to completely destroy the evil medicine, the tribe burned the sorcerer’s body. However, they watched in dismay as the sorcerer’s ashes turned into “ponksad”, or sandflies, and spread out over the nearby land to continue to plague the local Native Americans. From that time on, the tribe called their town “ponksad-uteney”, which means “the town of the sandflies”. The name was adopted by English settlers and thus was born Punxsutawney.
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