White Stone Lake

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White Stone Lake
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White Stone Lake
Location Chisago County, Minnesota
Coordinates 45°20′44″N92°56′8″W / 45.34556°N 92.93556°W / 45.34556; -92.93556 Coordinates: 45°20′44″N92°56′8″W / 45.34556°N 92.93556°W / 45.34556; -92.93556
Type lake

White Stone Lake is a lake in Chisago County, Minnesota, in the United States. [1]

White Stone Lake was named from the white stones, large and small, found on its lake bed. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: White Stone Lake
  2. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  112.