Agloe New York

From Omnictionary

Located at the intersection of two dirt roads just north of Roscoe, NY, Agloe was the creation of mapmakers Otto G. Lindberg and Ernest Alpers, who invented the town name by anagramming their initials. Copyright traps have featured in mapmaking for centuries. Cartographers create fictional landmarks, streets and municipalities and place them in obscurely into their maps, If the fictional entry is found on another cartographer's map, it becomes clear a map as been plagiarized. Copyright traps are also sometimes known as key traps, paper streets, and paper towns. Although few cartographie corporations acknowledge their existence, copyright traps remain a common feature even in contemporary maps. In the1940's, Agloe, New York, began appearing on maps created by other companies. Esso suspected copyright infringement and prepared several lawsuits, but in fact, an unknown resident had built "The Agloe General Store" at the intersection that appeared on Esso's map. The building, which still stands is the only structure in Agloe, which continues to appear on many maps and is traditionally recorded as having a population of zero.

(On July 31rst, 2011 the population of Agloe, New York will be 2)