Frenchmans Bluff is a summit in
Norman County, Minnesota
Norman County is a county in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 6,441. Its county seat is Ada. The county is in Minnesota's Red River Valley region.
History
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, in the
United States
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. With an elevation of , Frenchmans Bluff is the 62nd highest summit in the state of
Minnesota
Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...
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Frenchmans Bluff was so named on account of early pioneers finding abandoned log cabins they believed to have been built by French fur traders.
References
External links
Frenchman's Bluff Scientific and Natural Area€“Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Frenchman's Bluff Scientific and Natural Area€“The Nature Conservancy
Landforms of Norman County, Minnesota
Mountains of Minnesota
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