Eagle Lake (Blue Earth County, Minnesota)

Eagle Lake is a lake in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, in the United States.[1] The city of Eagle Lake, Minnesota is located near this lake.[2]

Eagle Lake was named from the many bald eagle nests seen by early surveyors near the lake.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eagle Lake (Blue Earth County, Minnesota)
  2. ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 59.
  3. ↑ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 66.

Coordinates: 44°11′23″N 93°53′47″W / 44.1896610°N 93.8964023°W / 44.1896610; -93.8964023


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