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Lake Wales
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English
thumb|Lake Wales Commercial Historic District
Etymology
The lake was named Lake Wailes by surveyor Sidney Irving Wailes, but the town was incorporated as Lake Wales. The name of the lake seems to have followed suit.
Proper noun
lake Wales
en city/and/lake co/Polk County s/Florida c/USA.
References
TopoZone: Lake Wales, Polk County