Minnewashta

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Minnewashta MN 55331
United States
44° 53' 47.0256" N, 93° 36' 41.9364" W
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Minnewashta is in Carver County MINNEWASHTA, a village mainly of summer homes on the northeast end of the largest lake in Chanhassen, received its name from the lake. It consists of two Dakota words, minne, water, and washta, good. From: Upham, Warren. Minnesota Place Names: A Geographical Encyclopedia. St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Historical Society Press, First edition 1920. Third Edition 2001. Print.