- Lake Shetek
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location =Murray County, Minnesota
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cities =Lake Shetek is the largest
lake inMurray County, Minnesota , located a few miles north-northwest of Currie. "Shetek" means "pelican".Geography
It is the headwaters of the West Fork of the
Des Moines River . Lake Shetek contains three large islands: Valhalla, Keeley, and Loon. Dikes connect the first two to the western shore, and another connects the third to the eastern shore.History
It is a short distance west of the site of what is locally termed the Shetek massacre in 1862. A monument on the east side of the lake built in 1925 commemmorates those killed.
The dikes were built by the WPA. Plans for a dike connecting Keeley and Loon islands were abandoned when
World War II closed the WPA. [ [http://www.murray-countymn.com/php/index.php?Itemid=77&id=44&option=com_content&task=view Lake Shetek History] ]References
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