Scotchman Lake

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Scotchman Lake
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Scotchman Lake
Location Bennett County, South Dakota
Coordinates 43°00′20″N101°28′18″W / 43.005457°N 101.471744°W / 43.005457; -101.471744 Coordinates: 43°00′20″N101°28′18″W / 43.005457°N 101.471744°W / 43.005457; -101.471744
Type lake

Scotchman Lake is a natural lake in South Dakota, in the United States. [1]

Scotchman Lake was named for the fact a local pioneer was a native of Scotland. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Scotchman Lake
  2. Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.2. University of South Dakota. p. 67.