Webster Lake's 45-letter name misspelt for years

Lake Chaubunagungamaug
It is reported that the longest place name in United States, has been misspelt for years on signposts. After researching historical spelling combination and the local newspapers, local officials admitted that the 45-letter long word 'Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg' has been wrongly spelt for many years.

Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg is the name of a lake in the town of Webster, Massachusetts, United States. It is also known as Webster Lake or 'Lake Chaubunagungamaug'. The 45-letter name is the longest place name in the United States and 6th longest in the world.

The 45-letter name originated from the language of the local Nipmuck tribe, which means "Englishmen at Manchaug at the fishing place at the boundary although". The name was given in the 19th century when White people built factories in the area.

Recently after researching historical spelling combination and the local newspapers the Telegram and Gazette of Worcester, local Chamber of Commerce officials have found that some signs at the lake has been wrongly spelt. There was an "o" at letter 20 where a "u" should have been, and an "h" at letter 38 where an "n" should go.


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