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CLARK LAKE RECEIVED ITS NAME FROM A MR. CLARK WHO WAS A
GOVERNMENT SURVEYOR. HE WAS SO IMPRESSED BY ITS NATURAL BEAUTY
THAT HE ASKED TO HAVE HIS CREMATED ASHES SPREAD ON THE LAKE WHEN
HE DIED. THIS WAS DONE AND THE LAKE WAS NAMED AFTER HIM.
Where learned: NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Explanation of a name |
Date learned: NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR