Webster, MA is located on the shores of Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg, which is too frequently misguidedly referred to as "Webster Lake".
Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg is the longest place name in the United States but only the sixth longest in the world, falling well short of Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotameteaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu, a hill in New Zealand.
Amazingly, I just heard of this lake for the first time the day that you made this post.
Posted by: rbs | 05 August 2009 at 03:23 PM
I remember reading about the lake's name ages ago, possibly in some trivia book when I was a teenager. When I went up to Boston a couple months ago I decided to swing by and take a look.
Posted by: Joe | 05 August 2009 at 10:41 PM