Leslie Knope: May, 1817. A scrappy group of frontiersmen and women arrive at a hardscrabble chunk of land and call it Pawnee, Indiana.
Wreston St. James: We owe them a debt of gratitude.
Leslie Knope: Mm. June, 1817, the richest among them take all of their money from the bank and then flee up the hill like cowards to form Eagleton. Recognize any of your ancestors among the meanies?
Wreston St. James: Actually, like most people from the area, I have ancestors on both sides. That's why I think this rivalry is just a little silly and self-defeating.
Ben: Yeah, you may not know this, but Leslie was actually born in Eagleton.
Leslie Knope: Do not blame me for the sins of my mother.