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Lake Sampaloc is a volcanic crater lake in Laguna on the island of Luzon. It is the largest of the Seven Lakes of San Pablo. Nearly half of the lake's depth has a shallow depression at the bottom, indicating its volcanic origin. The lake is behind San Pablo city hall and is dotted with fishpens and small cottages built on stilts.
Public Playground at Sampalok Lake (Katuparan ng Pangarap: Fulfillment of Dreams) is a public playground in the city built during the term of mayor Atty. Zacarias Africa Ticzon, who as well improved tourism places around Lake Sampaloc, that is near the municipal City Hall. Both places serve as haven for sports, and recreation.
Site of the an American colonial era schoolhouse known as a Gabaldon. Land donated and named after Doña Prudencia Fule. 1930s [13] Manila Railroad's San Pablo station in 1923: San Pablo Railway station: 14.0689 ° N, 121.3213° E American colonial era railway station instrumental to the transport of coconuts, the city's major cash crop 1911 [14]
Sampáloc is the Tagalog word sampalok rendered in Spanish orthography. It is the name of certain locations in the Philippines: It is the name of certain locations in the Philippines: Sampaloc, Manila
Wakaw: A Cree word meaning crooked, referring to nearby Wakaw Lake. Wapella: Meaning either water underground or gently falling snow, where wape means to snow in Dakota. Waskesiu: From the Cree word meaning red deer or elk. (Also resort town of Waskesiu Lake) Wawota: From the Dakota words wa ota, which means much snow. Wa means snow, oda or ota ...
Sampaloc used to be the Barrio Dingin of Lucban, Quezon consisting of three sitios. It was later renamed into Sampaloc because of the presence of a large tamarind tree found in the center of the settlement during the earlier days. The name was also changed in Alfonso Trece for a time to honor the King of Spain.
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The root word has been speculated to be: Mandala (meaning, circular plains), Mandare (believed to mean "auspicious land"), or Mandara (a mountain from Hindu mythology). When it was founded in 1857, the royal city was officially named Yadanabon (ရတနာပုံ), the Burmese version of its Pali name Ratanapura (ऋअतनपुर) which ...