Lake Benton is a lake in Lincoln County, Minnesota, in the United States.[1]
Lake Benton was named for Thomas Hart Benton, a United States Senator from Missouri.[2][3][4]
A glacial lake, Lake Benton was at one time the largest lake in southwestern Minnesota. Due to the natural processes of evaporation and seepage affecting all glacial lakes, it is smaller now.[4]
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Benton (Lincoln County, Minnesota)
- ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 91.
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 308.
- ^ a b WPA Guide to Minnesota. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society. 1985 [1938]. p. 407. ISBN 0873517121.