Roberds Lake

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Roberds Lake
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Roberds Lake
Location Rice County, Minnesota
Coordinates 44°19′40″N93°20′43″W / 44.32778°N 93.34528°W / 44.32778; -93.34528
Type lake

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

Roberds Lake was named after William Roberds, who was told by other early settlers that if he swam across the lake, they would name it after them. He was also a pioneer who started a mill near the lake in 1855. [2]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Roberds Lake
  2. ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  465.
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