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Lake Butte des Morts

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The name "Butte des Morts" was given by French settlers, and literally means "Hill of the Dead", in reference to a nearby Indian burial mound by Woodland Indians and, in modern times, by the Fox (Meskwaki) Indians following two massacres by the French.

Thanks to Dave Weitz of the DNR, and to the Wisconsin Historical Society.