Whipple Lake

For the lakes in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, see Whipple Lakes.

Whipple Lake is a lake in Clearwater County, Minnesota, in the United States.[1]

Whipple Lake was named for Henry Benjamin Whipple, an Episcopal bishop who worked closely with Ojibwe and Sioux Indians.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whipple Lake
  2. ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 130.

Coordinates: 47°10′1″N 95°13′55″W / 47.16694°N 95.23194°W / 47.16694; -95.23194


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