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Lake Oscar (Douglas County, Minnesota)

Coordinates: 45°49′46″N 95°36′15″W / 45.82944°N 95.60417°W / 45.82944; -95.60417
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Lake Oscar
Location of lake in Minnesota.
Location of lake in Minnesota.
Lake Oscar
LocationDouglas County, Minnesota
Coordinates45°49′46″N 95°36′15″W / 45.82944°N 95.60417°W / 45.82944; -95.60417
Typelake

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

According to Warren Upham, Lake Oscar was probably named after Oscar I of Sweden.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Oscar (Douglas County, Minnesota)
  2. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 182.