Monkey Hill
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Monkey Hill is a town in the southeast of the island of Saint Kitts
, in Saint Kitts and Nevis
. It is the capital of Saint Peter Basseterre Parish
. The geographical feature for which the village was named, and beneath which it rests, Monkey Hill, despite its name is over 1000 ft. high and is thus in true geographical sense a mountain. It is the place where Kim Collins
is born.
Monkey Hill is also an area in the small town of Hatfield, Massachusetts. It is on the crest of a hill now known as Chestnut Street. It is rumored to be named "Monkey Hill" because the local Wampanoag Indian tribe in the 1600's used the area as a sacred ground for making sacrifices to the gods. The medicine man of the tribe named it such and placed a curse on the hill warning that anyone desecrating the site would be turned into monkeys. It is believed that there are millions of dollars of Indian artifacts, gold, silver, and wampum buried in stone vaults just below the surface. However, no one has successfully found any treasures, although some have tried and quickly abandoned the search for unknown reasons. Perhaps the curse is real. One large home built on the site over twenty years ago is still unoccupied. No one seems to know why. The owner and builder lives across the street but has never been seen entering the house. It is said that a ghost wanders the halls at night.
Saint Kitts
Saint Kitts Saint Kitts Saint Kitts (also known more formally as Saint Christopher Island (Saint-Christophe in French) is an island in the West Indies. The west side of the island borders the Caribbean Sea, and the eastern coast faces the Atlantic Ocean...
, in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis
The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis , located in the Leeward Islands, is a federal two-island nation in the West Indies. It is the smallest sovereign state in the Americas, in both area and population....
. It is the capital of Saint Peter Basseterre Parish
Saint Peter Basseterre Parish
Saint Peter Basseterre is one of 14 administrative parishes that make up Saint Kitts and Nevis. It is located on the main island of Saint Kitts and the parish capital is Monkey Hill.-Land:...
. The geographical feature for which the village was named, and beneath which it rests, Monkey Hill, despite its name is over 1000 ft. high and is thus in true geographical sense a mountain. It is the place where Kim Collins
Kim Collins
Kim Collins is a track and field sprinter from the Caribbean nation of Saint Kitts and Nevis. In 2003, he became the World Champion in the 100 m. He represented his country at the Summer Olympics on four occasions, from 1996 to 2008, and was the country's first athlete to ever reach an event...
is born.
Monkey Hill is also an area in the small town of Hatfield, Massachusetts. It is on the crest of a hill now known as Chestnut Street. It is rumored to be named "Monkey Hill" because the local Wampanoag Indian tribe in the 1600's used the area as a sacred ground for making sacrifices to the gods. The medicine man of the tribe named it such and placed a curse on the hill warning that anyone desecrating the site would be turned into monkeys. It is believed that there are millions of dollars of Indian artifacts, gold, silver, and wampum buried in stone vaults just below the surface. However, no one has successfully found any treasures, although some have tried and quickly abandoned the search for unknown reasons. Perhaps the curse is real. One large home built on the site over twenty years ago is still unoccupied. No one seems to know why. The owner and builder lives across the street but has never been seen entering the house. It is said that a ghost wanders the halls at night.