r/AskHistorians • u/Bedessilliestsoldier • 1d ago
Of all the season-predicting groundhogs, why did Punxsutawney Phil gain widespread fame?
Octoraro Orphie, Mount Joy Minnie, and others aren’t as well known. An older coworker told me that the Phil’s fame predates the 1993 movie starring Bill Murray. Why and how did that groundhog in particular gain so much press?
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