Satan's Kingdom is an
unincorporated Unincorporated may refer to:
* Unincorporated area, land not governed by a local municipality
* Unincorporated entity, a type of organization
* Unincorporated territories of the United States, territories under U.S. jurisdiction, to which Congress ...
village in the
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
of
Northfield Northfield may refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* Northfield, Aberdeen, Scotland
* Northfield, Edinburgh, Scotland
* Northfield, Birmingham, England
* Northfield (Kettering BC Ward), Northamptonshire, England
United States
* Northfield, Connec ...
,
Franklin County,
, United States. Satan's Kingdom is northwest of the
Northfield CDP and is near the
Vermont
Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to ...
border.
Name
Satan's Kingdom has been noted for its
unusual place name
Unusual place names are names for cities, towns, and other regions which are considered non-ordinary in some manner. This can include place names which are also offensive words, inadvertently humorous or highly charged words, as well as place ...
.
Local stories say that it was named Satan's Kingdom after a resident of Northfield walked out of a church where a
sermon about the fires of hell had just been given and saw a forest fire across the
Connecticut River
The Connecticut River is the longest river in the New England region of the United States, flowing roughly southward for through four states. It rises 300 yards (270 m) south of the U.S. border with Quebec, Canada, and discharges at Long Island ...
, and observed that Satan's Kingdom was burning.
It has also been suggested that the name originated from the village's reputation for dangerous wildlife, such as venomous snakes.
Satan's Kingdom is not a census designated or incorporated place having an official federally recognized name.
Satan's Kingdom has gained popularity due to its unusual name, and the village has a beer named after it.
History
Satan's Kingdom was the site of multiple attacks in the
King Philip's War
King Philip's War (sometimes called the First Indian War, Metacom's War, Metacomet's War, Pometacomet's Rebellion, or Metacom's Rebellion) was an armed conflict in 1675–1676 between indigenous inhabitants of New England and New England coloni ...
during the 1670s.
Geography
Much of Satan's Kingdom is occupied by the Satan's Kingdom Wildlife Management Area, a wildlife management area set aside by the
Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife.
The area is 1,800 acres,
and is popular with hikers.
References
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Villages in Franklin County, Massachusetts
Villages in Massachusetts