Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
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Lake Chaubunagungamaug (pronounced /tʃəˌbʌnəˈɡʌŋɡəmɑːɡ/), also known as Webster Lake, is a lake in the town of Webster, Massachusetts, United States. It is located near the Connecticut border and has a surface area of 1,442 acres (5.83 km²). The translation of the name of the lake is believed to be, Fishing Place at the Boundaries -- Neutral Meeting Grounds.[1] This is different from the translation, You fish on your side, I fish on my side, and nobody fish in the middle, a hoax believed to have been concocted by the late Laurence J. Daly, a Worcester newspaper correspondent.
Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg (/ˌleɪk tʃəˈɡɑːɡəɡɑːɡ ˌmænˈtʃɑːɡəɡɑːɡ tʃəˌbʌnəˈɡʌŋɡəmɑːɡ/[1][2]), a 45-letter alternative name for this body of water, is often cited as the longest place name in the United States and one of the longest in the world. Today, Webster Lake may be the name most used, but some (including many residents of Webster), take pride in reeling off the longer versions.
This lake has several alternative names. Lake Chaubunagungamaug is the name of the lake as recognized by the U.S. Department of the Interior,[3] however, many area residents, as well as the official website of the town of Webster, consider the longer version correct.[4]
The name comes from the language of the local Nipmuc people. The lake was an important fishing spot on the borders of several tribal territories and lay at the nexus of many local paths of the Great Trail system. For these reasons the lake was often used as a meeting place.
Algonquian-speaking peoples had several different names for the lake as recorded on old maps and historical records. However, all of these were similar in part and had almost the same translation. Among other early names were Chabanaguncamogue and Chaubanagogum.[5] Early town records show the name as Chabunagungamaug Pond, also the name of the local Nipmuc town (recorded in 1668 and 1674 with somewhat different spellings). This has been translated as 'boundary fishing place',[6] but something close to fishing place at the boundary or that which is a divided island lake may be more accurate.[7]
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Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
Lake Chaubunagungamaug also known as Lake Webster -is a lake in the town of Webster, Massachusetts, United States. It is located near the Connecticut border and has a surface area of 1,442 acres 5.83 km². Full name of the lake - Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg is the longest place-name in the US - it consists of 45 letters, 15 of which «g» and 9 - «a». The lake's name comes from Nipmuc, an Algonquian language, and is said to mean, Fishing Place at the Boundaries -- Neutral Meeting Grounds. This is different from the humorous translation, You fish on your side, I'll fish on my side, and nobody fish in the middle, thought to have been invented by the late Laurence J. Daly, editor of The Webster Times.
Three songs about the lake's name have been written. The first was a regional song from the 1930s. The second was recorded by Ethel Merman and Ray Bolger and released in 1954 by Decca and incorporates the tale about the lake's name according to Daly. The most recent was released in 2010 by Diane Taraz. In the 1950s, a plan to shorten the official name of the lake inspired a poem of doggerel verse which concludes:
Touch not a g! No impious hand
Shall wrest one from that noble name
Fifteen in all their glory stand
And ever shall the same.
For never shall that number down,
Tho Gogg and Magogg shout and thunder;
Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg's renown
Shall blaze, the beacon of the town,
While nations gaze and wonder.
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Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
Lake Chaubunagungamaug also known as Lake Webster -is a lake in the town of Webster, Massachusetts, United States. It is located near the Connecticut border and has a surface area of 1,442 acres 5.83 km². Full name of the lake - Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg is the longest place-name in the US - it consists of 45 letters, 15 of which«g» and 9 - «a». The lake's name comes from Nipmuc, an Algonquian language, and is said to mean, Fishing Place at the Boundaries -- Neutral Meeting Grounds. This is different from the humorous translation, You fish on your side, I'll fish on my side, and nobody fish in the middle, thought to have been invented by the late Laurence J. Daly, editor of The Webster Times.
Three songs about the lake's name have been written. The first was a regional song from the 1930s. The second was recorded by Ethel Merman and Ray Bolger and released in 1954 by Decca and incorporates the tale about the lake's name according to Daly. The most recent was released in 2010 by Diane Taraz. In the 1950s, a plan to shorten the official name of the lake inspired a poem of doggerel verse which concludes:
Touch not a g! No impious hand
Shall wrest one from that noble name
Fifteen in all their glory stand
And ever shall the same.
For never shall that number down,
Tho Gogg and Magogg shout and thunder;
Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg's renown
Shall blaze, the beacon of the town,
While nations gaze and wonder.
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On December 5, 2016, at approximately 10:20 a.m., the suspect entered a gas station in the 1040 block of W. Bay Area Blvd in Webster, TX. The suspect approached the counter, brandished a handgun, and demanded the victim/employee to open the ATM machine. The victim complied with the suspect's demands. The suspect then stole 2 ATM boxes, and fled the scene
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Crime Stoppers will pay up to $5,000 for information leading to the charging and/or arrest of the suspect in this case. Information may be reported by calling 713-222-TIPS (8477) or submitted online at crime-stoppers.org. Tips may also be sent via a text message by texting the following: TIP610 plus the information to CRIMES (274637). All tipsters remain anonymous.
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