Lake Alexander (Minnesota)

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Lake Alexander
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Lake Alexander
Location Morrison County, Minnesota
Coordinates 46°12′27″N94°32′29″W / 46.20750°N 94.54139°W / 46.20750; -94.54139 Coordinates: 46°12′27″N94°32′29″W / 46.20750°N 94.54139°W / 46.20750; -94.54139
Type lake

Lake Alexander is a lake in Morrison County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. [1]

Lake Alexander was named for Thomas L. Alexander, an officer at Fort Ripley. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Alexander (Minnesota)
  2. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  356.