Roberds Lake is a lake in Rice County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]
Roberds Lake was named after William Roberds, who was told by other early settlers that if he swam across the lake, they would name it after them. He was also a pioneer who started a mill near the lake in 1855.[2]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Roberds Lake
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 465.
You must be logged in to post a comment.