Ham Lake (Hubbard County, Minnesota)

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Ham Lake
Location Hubbard County, Minnesota
Coordinates 46°55′50″N94°46′29″W / 46.93056°N 94.77472°W / 46.93056; -94.77472 Coordinates: 46°55′50″N94°46′29″W / 46.93056°N 94.77472°W / 46.93056; -94.77472
Type lake

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

Ham Lake was so named on account of its outline being shaped like a ham. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ham Lake (Hubbard County, Minnesota)
  2. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  247.