LC control no. | no2015056321 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Geographic heading | Minnesota Lake (Minn.) |
Geographic subdivision usage | Minnesota--Minnesota Lake |
Variant(s) | City of Minnesota Lake (Minn.) |
Found in | City of Minnesota Lake, via WWW, April 27, 2015 (History of Minnesota Lake; Chauncey Barber's family and the Kremer brothers, Nicholas J., John and John P. were among the earliest settlers of the town in 1856; the town was first named Marples in 1858 in honor of Charles Marples, another early settler of the town; the name was changed to Minnesota Lake on February 23, 1866; the town was laid out in October 1866 on the east bank of the lake from which it derives its name, and was incorporated on February 14, 1876; the town of Minnesota Lake is located on the shores of old glacial Lake Minnesota and is surrounded by some of the richest farmland in the world; all that remains today is the 1,800 acres of Minnesota Lake, which is in the north central corner of Faribault County) GNIS, April 27, 2015 (Minnesota Lake; populated place; Faribault county, Minnesota; vaniant name: City of Minnesota Lake; 43°50'31"N 093°49'55"W) Getty, April 27, 2015 (Minnesota Lake; inhabited place; Faribault county, Minnesota; 43°50'N 093°49'W) |