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3Iary Creek, \ 
31ary Lake, 
Mary Valley, J 
Elk Creek, ' 
Boutwell Creek, 
Crescent Springs, 
Elk Springs, - 
Elk Pool, 
Clarke Creek, 
Siegfried Creek, - 
Demaray Creek, 
Howard Creek, - 
Mississippi Springs, - 
The Twin Lakes, 
Danger Lake, 
Ako Lake, 
Josephine Lake, 
Sibilant Lake, 
Clarke Lake, - 
Little Elk Lake, - 
Hall Lake, - 
Groseillier's Lake, ( 
Radisson Lake, ^ 
Floating ]Moss Lake, 
Whipple Lake, - 
After Mary Turnbull, now deceased. 
She gave birth to the lirst-l)orii ^of 
white parents at Itasca Lake. 
Named by Committee. 
After Kev. W. T. Boutwell. 
Crescent shaped. 
Named by Committee. 
Named bj- Committee. 
After Hopewell Clarke. 
After A. H. Siegfried. 
After Morrison's daughter. 
After Schoolcraft's daughter. 
The Committee. 
The Committee. 
The Committee. 
After Accault. A compauiou'of^IIen 
nepin. 
.1. V. Bi-ower's party, 1S88. 
Form of the letter S. 
After Hopewell Clarke, by A. J. Hill. 
The Committee. 
After Edwin S. Hall. 
After first of white men to discover 
the upper Mississippi. 
The Committee. 
By Rev. J. A. Giltillau after Bishop 
Whipple. 
The Committee. 
After William ^lorrisou. 
In honor of the discoverer of the 
Mississippi. 
Named by the Committee. 
Named by A. , I. Hill. 
After Lieutenant Allen. 
After Hennepin's comjianion. 
,• Named b\" .L\'. Brower, Commissioner. 
The Triplet Lakes. - 
Morrison Lake, - 
Lake Hernando de Soto, 
Brower Island, - - - 
Mikenua Lake, 
Allen Lake, 
The Picard Lake, - 
The Lesser Ultimate Reservoir, 
The Greater Ultimate Reservoir, ^ 
Itasca lake was known as "Elk lake" prior to 18i]2. Surveyor General 
J. H. Baker, for the United States government, continued the name 
"Elk" to another lake in 1876. 
The committee of the Historical Society was constituted as follows: 
Captain R. Blakeley, Hon. I. V. I). Heard and Hon. Charles 1). EHelt. 
Upon submitting tiieir rejiort of names selected, the report was adopted. 
The rule adopted by wliich to ascertain tlie source of the ^Iississip])i 
proved most satisfactory' ami l»rought to the knowledge of tlie world the 
Greater Ultimate Reservoir, heretofore unknown to exist as such, 
although a portion of the lakes there situated have Iteen known for many 
years, notably, Nicollet's lakes since 18:}(i, and other lakes since 1875. 
