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This is a list of lakes of Minnesota. Although promoted as the "Land of 10,000 Lakes", Minnesota has 11,842 lakes of 10 acres (4.05 ha) or more. [1] The 1968 state survey found 15,291 lake basins, of which 3,257 were dry. [2] If all basins over 2.5 acres were counted, Minnesota would have 21,871 lakes. [3]
This list of cemeteries in Minnesota includes currently operating, historical (closed for new interments), and defunct (graves abandoned or removed) cemeteries, columbaria, and mausolea which are historical and/or notable.
Rudy Perpich (1928-1995), 34th and 36th Governor of Minnesota; Dave Peterson, coach of the United States men's national ice hockey team [18] Richard A. Peterson (1923-2000), American World War II flying ace and architect [19] John S. Pillsbury (1827-1901), eighth Governor of Minnesota, founder of the Pillsbury Company
The logo of Find a Grave used from 1995 to 2018 [2] Find a Grave was created in 1995 by Salt Lake City, Utah, resident Jim Tipton to support his hobby of visiting the burial sites of famous celebrities. [3] Tipton classified his early childhood as being a nerdy kid who had somewhat of a fascination with graves and some love for learning HTML. [4]
The cemetery is located at the intersection of Lake Street and Cedar Avenue. Since the first burial in 1853 the cemetery has been the final resting place of those who helped shape the history of early Minneapolis. Several prominent territorial pioneers, including Charles Christmas, Edwin Hedderly, and Philander Prescott are buried there.
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Lakes of Minnesota. It includes Lakes that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of ...
Lake Bemidji is a small glacially-formed lake, approximately 11 square miles (28,000,000 m 2; 7,000 acres; 2,800 ha) in area, in northern Minnesota in the United States. Located less than 50 miles (80 km) downstream from the source of the Mississippi River , it both receives and is drained by the Mississippi, and is the northernmost point on ...
There are 13 lakes of at least five acres (two hectares) [a] within the borders of Minneapolis in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Of these, Bde Maka Ska is the largest and deepest, covering 421 acres (170.37 ha) with a maximum depth of 89.9 feet (27.4 m).