Lura Lake
Location of the lake in Minnesota.
Location of the lake in Minnesota.
Lura Lake
LocationBlue Earth County, Minnesota
Coordinates43°52′N 94°1.5′W / 43.867°N 94.0250°W / 43.867; -94.0250
Typelake

Lura Lake is a lake in Blue Earth County, Minnesota and Faribault County, Minnesota, in the United States.[1]

According to tradition, Lura Lake was named by government surveyors who saw "Lura" carved into a tree near the lake.[2]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lura Lake
  2. ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 64.


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