I always ask:  OK, what was the second?   Few can answer that, unfortunately.
 
Christopher Gray
 
In a message dated 8/13/2013 2:34:31 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes:
I agree with Peter:  Claims such as first, oldest, largest, etc. are only as good as the evidence/documentation, but many people are vehemently adamant and won't let that evidence/documentation trump their oral history or local myth."

Clif