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==History== ==History==
As early as 1894, the lake was named for an unmarried pioneer who lived there.<ref>{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ShcLAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA72|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=72}}</ref> A geological study of Minnesota was undertaken in 1872 (completed 1884), wherein Bachelor Lake was mentioned.<ref name="GEO"/> As early as 1894, the lake was named for a pioneer who lived there.<ref>{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ShcLAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA72|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=72}}</ref> A geological study of Minnesota was undertaken in 1872 (completed 1884), wherein Bachelor Lake was mentioned.<ref name="GEO"/>


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Lake in Brown County, Minnesota
Bachelor Lake
LocationBrown County, Minnesota
Coordinates44°15′22″N 94°39′07″W / 44.2561328°N 94.6520467°W / 44.2561328; -94.6520467
TypeLake
Surface elevation1,004 feet (306 m)

Bachelor Lake is a lake in Brown County, Minnesota, covering approximately 97 acres, in the northeastern part of Stark township.

History

As early as 1894, the lake was named for a pioneer who lived there. A geological study of Minnesota was undertaken in 1872 (completed 1884), wherein Bachelor Lake was mentioned.

See also

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bachelor Lake (Brown County, Minnesota)
  2. ^ Winchel, N.H.; Upham, Warren (1884). Geology of Minnesota, Volume 1. john Smith and Harrison State Printers. p. 560. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  3. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 72.
Municipalities and communities of Brown County, Minnesota, United States
County seat: New Ulm
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Map of Minnesota highlighting Brown County
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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