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Marion Lake (Dakota County, Minnesota)

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Lake in the state of Minnesota, United States
Marion Lake
Location of lake in Minnesota.Location of lake in Minnesota.Marion Lake
LocationDakota County, Minnesota
Coordinates44°39′56″N 93°16′57″W / 44.66556°N 93.28250°W / 44.66556; -93.28250
Typelake

Marion Lake is a lake in Dakota County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.

Marion Lake was named by Marion W. Savage, proprietor of the Dan Patch Air Rail and owner of the famous race horse Dan Patch. This was also the site of Antler's Park, an amusement park for swimming, dancing and picnics. The park was created as the last destination of the Dan Patch Air Rail.

See also

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Marion Lake (Dakota County, Minnesota)
  2. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 168.
  3. Charles, Leerhsen (2008). Crazy good : the true story of Dan Patch, the most famous horse in America (1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.). New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9780743291774. OCLC 180576951.
  4. "Antlers Park". slphistory.org. St. Louis Park Historical Society. Retrieved 2017-11-21.


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