lˈoʊkəl bᵻlˈiːf ɪz ðˌæɾə wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ aɪ tɹˈuːp tɹˈeɪn stˈɑːpt tə wˈɔːɾɚɹ æt dʒˈɜːməntˌaʊn ænd ɐ ɹˈaɪət ɛnsˈuːd wɛn ðə tɹˈuːps tˈʊk əfˈɛns æt ðə nˈeɪm.
Local belief is that a World War I troop train stopped to water at Germantown and a riot ensued when the troops took offense at the name.