Lake Chaubunagungamaug in Webster, Massachusetts

Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg is actually a real place in Massachusetts. Also known as Webster Lake, it is the longest place name in the United States and among the longest (6th) in the world. With the name coming from the local Nipmuc Indians, it is believed to mean “Fishing Place at the Boundaries — Neutral Meeting Grounds.”

Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg

Formed after the glaciers retreat in spring, Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg (or Lake Chaubunagungamaug) includes three spring-fed lakes joined by narrow channels and is the center of recreational activities that include swimming, fishing and boating.

Lake Chaubunagungamaug in Webster, MA

Also funny, it’s how the popular belief translates the long name “You Fish on Your Side, I Fish on My Side, Nobody Fish in the Middle”.

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