Lura

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Lura MN 56068
United States
43° 51' 41.2092" N, 93° 48' 16.1388" W
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Lura is in Blue Earth County Lake Lura is said to have been so designated by one of the early settlers from the name "Lura" found carved on a tree upon its shore, and thence it was given to a neighboring township in Faribault County. It had two Dakota names, Tewapa (water lily) and Ata'kinyan or Ksanksan (crooked or irregular). From: Upham, Warren. Minnesota Place Names: A Geographical Encyclopedia. St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Historical Society Press, First edition 1920. Third Edition 2001. Print.