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Agloe | |
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A General Drafting map location | |
First appearance | 1925 |
Created by | Otto G. Lindberg and Ernest Alpers |
Genre | Map |
In-universe information | |
Type | Copyright trap |
Locations | Agloe General Store (formerly) |
State | New York |
County | Delaware County, New York |
Town | Colchester, New York |
ZIP code | 12776[1] |
Agloe was originally a fictional hamlet in Colchester, Delaware County, New York, United States, that became an actual landmark after mapmakers made up the community as a phantom settlement, an example of a fictitious entry similar to a trap street, added to the map to catch plagiarism.
Agloe is also known for its role in the American romantic mystery novel Paper Towns by John Green and its film adaptation, as well as The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd.