# Target Lake

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{{Short description| Lake in the state of Minnesota, United States}}
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| location           = [Houston County, Minnesota](/source/Houston_County%2C_Minnesota)
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'''Target Lake''' is a lake in [Houston County](/source/Houston_County%2C_Minnesota), in the [U.S. state](/source/U.S._state) of [Minnesota](/source/Minnesota).<ref>{{GNIS|653038}}</ref>

Target Lake was so because an early shooting range was located near the lake.<ref>{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n259|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=240}}</ref>

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Category:Lakes of Minnesota
Category:Lakes of Houston County, Minnesota

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