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'''Eagle Point Lake''' is a lake in [[Washington County, Minnesota|Washington County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Minnesota]].<ref>{{GNIS|643037}}</ref> |
'''Eagle Point Lake''' is a lake in [[Washington County, Minnesota|Washington County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Minnesota]].<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|643037}}</ref> |
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Eagle Point Lake was so named for the fact eagles nested on its peninsula.<ref>{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n590 573]}}</ref> |
Eagle Point Lake was so named for the fact eagles nested on its peninsula.<ref>{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n590 573]}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 07:53, 18 October 2023
| Eagle Point Lake | |
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| Location | Washington County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44°58′36″N 92°54′44″W / 44.97667°N 92.91222°W |
| Type | lake |
| Basin countries | United states |
| Surface elevation | 892 ft (272 m)[1] |
Eagle Point Lake is a lake in Washington County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]
Eagle Point Lake was so named for the fact eagles nested on its peninsula.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eagle Point Lake
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 573.