Shields Lake

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Shields Lake
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Shields Lake
Location Rice County, Minnesota
Coordinates 44°22′12″N93°26′29″W / 44.37000°N 93.44139°W / 44.37000; -93.44139
Type lake

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

Shields Lake was named for James Shields (1810–1879), an American politician and U.S. Army officer. [2]

References

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