Agloe, Phantom settlement in New York
Agloe once appeared on maps as a nonexistent or 'paper' town.
Created by mapmakers in the 1930s to trap copyright infringers.
Featured in the novel and film 'Paper Towns' by John Green.
Tourists searched for Agloe, despite its fictional nature.
Agloe became a real destination due to its notoriety.
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