Lake Lime (Wisconsin)

Lake Lime is a lake in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.[1]

Lake Lime
Lime Lake
Location of Lake Lime in Wisconsin, USA.
Location of Lake Lime in Wisconsin, USA.
Lake Lime
Location of Lake Lime in Wisconsin, USA.
Location of Lake Lime in Wisconsin, USA.
Lake Lime
LocationPortage County, Wisconsin
Coordinates44°25′15″N 89°20′42″W
Typelake
Etymologydeposits of lime which were processed in a lakeside lime kiln

A variant name is "Lime Lake".[1] Lake Lime was named for deposits of lime which were processed in a lakeside lime kiln.[2]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Lime
  2. Rosholt, Malcolm Leviatt (1959). Our County, Our Story: Portage County, Wisconsin (PDF). Portage County Board of Supervisors. p. 240.


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