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Buzz Hesse, a local archaeologist, is on a mission. One day several years ago, he noticed a sign on Interstate Route 88, Exit 12 near Otego: “Mohawk Valley Region.” “Well, it’s totally wrong,” Hesse told AllOtsego. “It’s totally erroneous.”

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