Cedar Lake (Aitkin County, Minnesota)
Cedar Lake is a lake in Aitkin County, Minnesota, in the United States.
The lake is named Gaa-miskwaawaakokaag in Ojibwe meaning "Place abundant with red cedars" after the red cedar which grew there. In early maps, this lake was recorded in French as Lac cèdre rouge inférieur (Lower Red Cedar Lake), opposed to Cass Lake known in French as Lac du Cedre Rouge, and English as Upper Red Cedar Lake.
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cedar Lake (Aitkin County, Minnesota)
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 19.
- ^ Hassel, S. G. H. (1827). "Partie des Etats-Unis. Amer. Sep". DavidRumsey.com. Ph. Vandermaelen. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
- ^ Thayer, Bill. "This webpage reproduces a chapter of Old Fort Crawford and the Frontier by Bruce E. Mahan". Retrieved 2023-10-10.
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