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Lake Harriet
Lake Harriet may refer to: *Lake Harriet (Minnesota) Lake Harriet is a lake in southwest Minneapolis, south of Bde Maka Ska and north of Minnehaha Creek. The lake is surrounded by parkland as part of Minneapolis’ Grand Rounds National Scenic Byway#Paths_around_lakes, Chain of Lakes. The lake has ... * Lake Harriet (Oregon) {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Harriet (Minnesota)
Lake Harriet is a lake in southwest Minneapolis, south of Bde Maka Ska and north of Minnehaha Creek. The lake is surrounded by parkland as part of Minneapolis’ Grand Rounds National Scenic Byway#Paths_around_lakes, Chain of Lakes. The lake has an area of and a maximum depth of . History Lake Harriet is named for Harriet Lovejoy, who lived with her husband Colonel Henry Leavenworth at Fort Snelling. The two came to the area in 1819. The lake and surrounding land was last owned by Colonel William S. King, who donated the land to the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board in 1885. The bandshell A public pavilion has been located on the northern side of Lake Harriet since 1888 when a pavilion was erected on the property of Thomas Lowry. It stood on the edge of Lake Harriet until 1891, when it was destroyed by fire. After the fire, Minneapolis hired architect Harry Wild Jones to design the next bandshell. Designed in a pagoda-like style, the second pavilion overlooked the lake unti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
