Plum Lake (Jackson County, Minnesota)

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Plum Lake
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Plum Lake
Location Jackson County, Minnesota
Coordinates 43°33′27″N95°23′17″W / 43.55750°N 95.38806°W / 43.55750; -95.38806 Coordinates: 43°33′27″N95°23′17″W / 43.55750°N 95.38806°W / 43.55750; -95.38806
Type lake

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

Plum Lake was named for the wild plum trees on its lake island. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Plum Lake (Jackson County, Minnesota)
  2. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  264.