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The Northern terms eaves trough and eaves spout extend from New England through the Midwest. In the earlier part of the 20th century, the eaves trough form was general currency in New England and New York State, from Albany westward. At that time, eaves spout prevailed in the Western Reserve of Ohio. Indeed, that term was recorded for "rain gutter" as early as 1846 in Randolph County, North Carolina. Both terms have currency across the Western states to the Pacific coast, from Washington to California, where they survive as less common alternatives. Today they have been challenged or overtaken by the general currency terms rain gutter or gutter and downspout. In the Southern states, with the exception of the occasional occurrence of trough, the terms have been generally replaced by gutter.
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