Marion Lake is a lake in Dakota County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]
| Marion Lake | |
|---|---|
  Marion Lake | |
| Location | Dakota County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44°39′56″N 93°16′57″W / 44.66556°N 93.28250°W |
| Type | lake |
Marion Lake was named by Marion W. Savage, proprietor of the Dan Patch Air Rail and owner of the famous race horse Dan Patch.[2][3] This was also the site of Antler's Park, an amusement park for swimming, dancing and picnics. The park was created as the last destination of the Dan Patch Air Rail.[4]
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- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Marion Lake (Dakota County, Minnesota)
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 168.
- ^ Charles, Leerhsen (2008). Crazy good : the true story of Dan Patch, the most famous horse in America (1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.). New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9780743291774. OCLC 180576951.
- ^ "Antlers Park". slphistory.org. St. Louis Park Historical Society. Retrieved 2017-11-21.