Lima, New York
The hamlet of Lima, nineteen miles south of the city of
Rochester, in
Livingston County of
New York State, contains four hair salons and no
Chinese take-out. It boasts the usual small-town numbers of bars, diners, and antique stores as well.
The most significant day for the town itself is "Crossroads Day," The celebration involves myriad sales huts and a relay bed race.
"Lima" is pronounced like the bean, not like the capital of Peru. The town was originally named Charleston.