Frenchman Butte

For the rural municipality the geographic feature is located within, see Rural Municipality of Frenchman Butte No. 501.

Frenchman Butte is a butte located 45 kilometres (28 mi) northeast of Lloydminster, is named after a Frenchman who was killed there by Indians in the 19th century.^[1] It is not known how or why this man was murdered. This was also the site of the Battle of Frenchman's Butte between Major-General Thomas Bland Strange and Cree Chief Big Bear.^[2]

Frenchman Butte
Location	Frenchman Butte, Frenchman Butte No. 501, Saskatchewan, Canada
Coordinates	53°37′38″N 109°34′33″W
Website	www.frenchmanbuttemuseum.ca
National Historic Site of Canada
Official name	Frenchman Butte National Historic Site of Canada
Designated	1929

The site of the battle was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1929.^[3]

See also

• Battle of Frenchman's Butte
• Frenchman Butte No. 501, Saskatchewan

References

1. Beal, Bob. "Frenchman's Butte, Battle of". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Archived from the original on May 10, 2006. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
2. Russell, E. T. Pete (Edmund Thomas Pete) (c. 1997). What's in a Name. Calgary : Fifth House Publishers. ISBN 1895618983.
3. Frenchman Butte. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 13 August 2012.