Lake Florida

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Lake Florida
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Lake Florida
Location Kandiyohi County, Minnesota
Coordinates 45°15′8″N95°3′25″W / 45.25222°N 95.05694°W / 45.25222; -95.05694 Coordinates: 45°15′8″N95°3′25″W / 45.25222°N 95.05694°W / 45.25222; -95.05694
Type lake

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

According to Warren Upham, Lake Florida was said to have been named by early settlers for its "location to the south". [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Florida
  2. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  274.