Near Atwater in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Diamond Lake Community Park
Photographed By K. Linzmeier, August 27, 2014
1. Diamond Lake Community Park Marker
When Daniel Delaney and a man named McLeod camped on the shores of the lake in 1855, they became the first white men of record to visit the area. John Masters, a land developer who came in 1856, gave the body of water its name.
Diamond has always been a "community" lake, with people from the area coming here for relaxation. With this in mind a group of men from the Atwater area, led by Joe Buer, A.E. Holm and Bernt Hovey, solicited contributions toward a park in 1928. They raised $3,200.00, with no contribution being larger than $25.00. The following year this became a "community" park, later being turned over to Kandiyohi County, becoming a "county" park, which it is to this day.
Erected 1990 by the Kandiyohi County Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1855.
Location. 45° 11.419′ N, 94° 51.816′ W. Marker is near Atwater, Minnesota, in Kandiyohi County. Marker is on County Highway 4, 0.4 miles north of 60th Avenue Northeast (County Highway 26), on the left when traveling north. Marker is at the entrance to Kandiyohi County Park Number 3 – Diamond Lake.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Diamond Lake Camp (within shouting distance of this marker); Gates Homestead (approx. 0.4 miles away); Red River Trail (approx. 0.9 miles away); Wheeler Lake Camp (approx. 3.7 miles away); Train Wreck (approx. 4 miles away); Green Lake Mounds (approx. 4.6 miles away); 1872 Blizzard (approx. 4.7 miles away); Spicer (approx. 4.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Atwater.
More about this marker. The marker has the Historic Site seal of the Kandiyohi County Historical Society · 1895.
Photographed By K. Linzmeier, August 27, 2014
2. Diamond Lake Community Park Marker
Diamond Lake can be seen in the distance.
Photographed By K. Linzmeier, August 27, 2014
3. Diamond Lake Community Park Marker
Photographed By K. Linzmeier, August 27, 2014
4. Diamond Lake Community Park and Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 10, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2014, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 487 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 6, 2014, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.
