Spirit Lake (South Dakota)

Spirit Lake is a natural lake in South Dakota, in the United States.[1]

Some say the lake received its name on account of the area being an Indian burial ground, while others believe the name is a transfer from Spirit Lake, Iowa.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Spirit Lake (South Dakota)
  2. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.2. University of South Dakota. p. 71.

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