Washington Lake (Sibley County, Minnesota)

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]

See also

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.

Coordinates: 44°40′25″N 93°56′23″W / 44.67361°N 93.93972°W / 44.67361; -93.93972


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