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Ruth Lake (Minnesota)

Coordinates: 46°44′57″N 93°57′12″W / 46.74917°N 93.95333°W / 46.74917; -93.95333
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Ruth Lake
Location of lake in Minnesota.
Location of lake in Minnesota.
Ruth Lake
LocationCrow Wing County, Minnesota
Coordinates46°44′57″N 93°57′12″W / 46.74917°N 93.95333°W / 46.74917; -93.95333
Typelake

Ruth Lake is a lake in Crow Wing County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]

According to Warren Upham, Ruth Lake was probably named of the daughter or wife of a pioneer lumberman.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ruth Lake (Minnesota)
  2. ^ Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 157.