Lake Benton (Lincoln County, Minnesota)

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Lake Benton
Location Lincoln County, Minnesota
Coordinates 44°17′48″N96°14′30″W / 44.29667°N 96.24167°W / 44.29667; -96.24167 Coordinates: 44°17′48″N96°14′30″W / 44.29667°N 96.24167°W / 44.29667; -96.24167
Type lake

Lake Benton is a lake in Lincoln County, Minnesota, in the United States. [1]

Lake Benton was named for Thomas Hart Benton, a United States Senator from Missouri. [2] [3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Benton (Lincoln County, Minnesota)
  2. Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 91.
  3. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  308.