When War of 1812 troubles forced Nantucket,and Martha's Vinevard, [and maybe the Lindale down -east Maine shore?] whalers to mid Clermont, some of them had already sailed for whales all over the world. "Moby Dick" style. 2 villages in Clermont have the names of 2 town's on Java [island] East Indies- Batavia and Bantam. Tradition is that whaler Thomas Pinkham named Bantam,Oh because,on Java, a Bantam was about the same distance from Batavia, Java,as Bantam,Oh was from Batavia, O. I've heard Batavia,Oh was named for Batavia,NY, and I have no opinion. But,Java was a Dutch island,and Batavia,Java,was named for Batavia,in the Netherlands. Harlem,NY city,for Harlem,in the Netherlands,etc. It's sunny,and still in Clermont this Thanksgiving am, but very cold. Maybe 10-15 degrees. Happy Thanksgiving to all ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.