Editing Forest Lake, Minnesota (section)

==History==
Forest Lake began as a stop on the St. Paul and Duluth Railroad. The first train reached Forest Lake on December 23, 1868. The lake was so named for the abundant timber that lines its shores.<ref>{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n586 569]}}</ref> [[Forest Lake Township, Washington County, Minnesota|Forest Lake Township]] was organized on March 11, 1874. The first one-room school was built that year at the former location of city hall (220 N. Lake Street). The city of Forest Lake was incorporated on July 11, 1893 with 175 residents. In 2001, the city annexed the surrounding former Forest Lake Township.<ref name="wchsmn.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.wchsmn.org/forest-lake/|title=Forest Lake - Washington County Historical Society|website=www.wchsmn.org|access-date=November 8, 2018}}</ref>