Boy Lake (Cass County, Minnesota)

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Boy Lake
Location Cass County, Minnesota
Coordinates 47°6′37″N94°9′53″W / 47.11028°N 94.16472°W / 47.11028; -94.16472 Coordinates: 47°6′37″N94°9′53″W / 47.11028°N 94.16472°W / 47.11028; -94.16472
Type Lake
Surface elevation1,293 feet (394 m)

Boy Lake is a lake in Cass County, Minnesota, in the United States. [1]

Boy Lake was named in commemoration of Ojibwe boys who were killed there in a battle against the Sioux. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boy Lake (Cass County, Minnesota)
  2. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  87.