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How do you really say the name, anyway?
Yes, it’s pronounced Pres-KITT. Don’t ask us why — you’ll get used to it. The town earned its name from author and historian William Hickling Prescott (1796-1859). The name is derived from a word of English origin meaning “priest’s cottage,” traditionally pronounced Pres-COTT. Others theorize that during the colonists’ overthrow of the British in Boston, descendants of Colonel William Prescott, a Revolutionary War hero, changed the pronunciation from Pres-COTT to Pres-KITT to show their allegiance with the newly declared “Americans.” While most Prescottonians may not know the history behind the proper pronunciation of their hometown, one thing is for sure — if you say Pres-COTT to a local, they’ll know you are a tourist!
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