Jump to content

Washington Lake (Sibley County, Minnesota)

Coordinates: 44°40′25″N 93°56′23″W / 44.67361°N 93.93972°W / 44.67361; -93.93972
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Washington Lake
Location of lake in Minnesota.
Location of lake in Minnesota.
Washington Lake
LocationSibley County, Minnesota
Coordinates44°40′25″N 93°56′23″W / 44.67361°N 93.93972°W / 44.67361; -93.93972
Typelake

Washington Lake is a lake in Sibley County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1] The first pioneers to settle at the lake being natives of Washington, D.C., caused the name to be selected.[2]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Washington Lake (Sibley County, Minnesota)
  2. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 520.