Tiger Lake (Redwood County, Minnesota)

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Tiger Lake
Location Redwood County, Minnesota
Coordinates 44°32′52″N95°2′33″W / 44.54778°N 95.04250°W / 44.54778; -95.04250 Coordinates: 44°32′52″N95°2′33″W / 44.54778°N 95.04250°W / 44.54778; -95.04250
Type lake

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

According to Warren Upham, Tiger Lake was probably named on account of settlers seeing cougars in the area. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tiger Lake (Redwood County, Minnesota)
  2. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  454.