Washington Lake (Sibley County, Minnesota)

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Washington Lake
Location Sibley County, Minnesota
Coordinates 44°40′25″N93°56′23″W / 44.67361°N 93.93972°W / 44.67361; -93.93972 Coordinates: 44°40′25″N93°56′23″W / 44.67361°N 93.93972°W / 44.67361; -93.93972
Type lake

Washington Lake is a lake in Sibley County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. [1] The first pioneers to settle at the lake being natives of Washington, D.C., caused the name to be selected. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Washington Lake (Sibley County, Minnesota)
  2. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  520.