Shields Lake

Shields Lake
Location of the lake in Minnesota.
Location of the lake in Minnesota.
Shields Lake
LocationRice County, Minnesota
Coordinates44°22′12″N 93°26′29″W / 44.37000°N 93.44139°W / 44.37000; -93.44139
Typelake

Shields Lake is a lake in Rice County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]

Shields Lake was named for James Shields (1810–1879), an American politician and U.S. Army officer.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shields Lake
  2. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 465.