Briggs Lake

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Briggs Lake
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Briggs Lake
Location Sherburne County, Minnesota
Coordinates 45°29′54″N93°56′21″W / 45.49833°N 93.93917°W / 45.49833; -93.93917 Coordinates: 45°29′54″N93°56′21″W / 45.49833°N 93.93917°W / 45.49833; -93.93917
Type lake

Briggs Lake is a lake in Sherburne County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. [1]

Briggs Lake was named for Josiah Briggs, a pioneer who settled near the lake. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Briggs Lake
  2. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  516.