Editing Bigfoot (section)

===Other historical uses of "Bigfoot"===

In the 1830s, a [[Wyandot people|Wyandot]] chief was nicknamed "Big Foot" due to his significant size, strength and large feet.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sketches of Western Adventure|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/53143756|access-date=May 8, 2018|work=Newbern Sentinel|issue=1|date=May 3, 1833|archive-date=May 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180509151235/http://www.newspapers.com/image/53143756/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Potawatomi]] Chief Maumksuck, known as Chief "Big Foot", is today synonymous with the area of [[Walworth County, Wisconsin]], and has a [[Big Foot Beach State Park|state park]] and [[Big Foot High School|school]] named for him.<ref>{{cite web |title=Why is your high school named Big Foot? |url=https://www.bigfoot.k12.wi.us/domain/27 |website=bigfoot.k12.wi.us |access-date=April 13, 2021 |archive-date=April 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414001021/https://www.bigfoot.k12.wi.us/domain/27 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[William A. A. Wallace]], a famous 19th century [[Texas Ranger Division|Texas Ranger]], was nicknamed "Bigfoot" due to his large feet and today has a town named for him: [[Bigfoot, Texas]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Texas Ranger "Big Foot" Wallace born |url=https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/texas-ranger-big-foot-wallace-born |website=history.com |publisher=[[A&E Television Networks]] |access-date=April 14, 2021 |date=November 16, 2009 |archive-date=April 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414001017/https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/texas-ranger-big-foot-wallace-born |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Lakota people|Lakota]] leader [[Spotted Elk]] was also called "Chief Big Foot". In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, at least two enormous marauding [[grizzly bear]]s were widely noted in the press and each nicknamed "Bigfoot." The first grizzly bear called "Bigfoot" was reportedly killed near [[Fresno, California]], in 1895 after killing sheep for 15 years; his weight was estimated at 2,000 pounds (900&nbsp;kg).<ref name="Had Slain His Thousand">{{cite news|title=Had Slain His Thousand|url=https://www.newspaperarchive.com/us/california/placerville/placerville-mountain-democrat/1895/02-09/page-7|access-date=October 22, 2016|work=Placerville Mountain Democrat|issue=7|date=February 9, 1895|archive-date=February 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240216154020/https://newspaperarchive.com/placerville-mountain-democrat-feb-09-1895-p-7/|url-status=live}}</ref> The second one was active in Idaho in the 1890s and 1900s between the Snake and Salmon rivers, and supernatural powers were attributed to it.<ref>{{cite news|title=A Terror to Ranchmen. "Bigfoot," the Giant Grizzly, and his Costly Depredations|url=https://www.newspaperarchive.com/us/indiana/goshen/goshen-daily-democrat/1902/05-24/page-8|access-date=October 22, 2016|work=Goshen Daily Democrat|issue=8|date=May 24, 1902|archive-date=February 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240216154011/https://newspaperarchive.com/goshen-daily-democrat-may-24-1902-p-8/|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Regional and other names====
[[File:Pikes Peak Bigfoot P4160515.jpg|thumb|right|upright|"Bigfoot" carving at the [[Crystal Creek Reservoir]] in Colorado.]]

Many regions throughout North America have differentiating names for Bigfoot.<ref>{{cite web |title=AKA Bigfoot World Map |url=https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1Ak-BQArjKb2uY6NfenxeV1ga16M&msa=0&dg=feature&ll=41.25303313356799%2C-100.67871068749997&z=5 |website=google.com |access-date=April 4, 2021 |archive-date=November 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231128052129/https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1Ak-BQArjKb2uY6NfenxeV1ga16M&msa=0&dg=feature&ll=41.25303313356799,-100.67871068749997&z=5 |url-status=live }}</ref> In Canada, the name ''Sasquatch'' is widely used in addition to Bigfoot.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Thomas |first1=Nicki |title=Sasquatch |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/sasquatch |website=thecanadianencyclopedia.ca |access-date=April 4, 2021 |date=January 26, 2018 |archive-date=March 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303061343/https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/sasquatch |url-status=live }}</ref> The United States uses both of these names but also has numerous names and descriptions of the creatures depending on the region and area in which they are allegedly sighted.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Walls |first1=Robert |title=Bigfoot (Sasquatch) legend |url=https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/bigfoot_sasquatch_legend/ |website=oregonencyclopedia.org |access-date=April 4, 2021 |date=January 22, 2021 |archive-date=April 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418050928/https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/bigfoot_sasquatch_legend/ |url-status=live }}</ref> These include the ''[[Skunk ape]]'' in Florida and other southern states,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bfro.net/GDB/ |title=Geographical Database of Bigfoot/Sasquatch Sightings & Reports |publisher=Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization |access-date=April 10, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090228213753/http://www.bfro.net/GDB/| archive-date= February 28, 2009 | url-status=live}}</ref> the ''Ohio Grassman'' in [[Ohio]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Keating |first1=Don |title=The Legend of Bigfoot at Salt Fork State Park |url=https://visitguernseycounty.com/what-to-do/discover/attractions/85-the-legend-of-bigfoot-at-salt-fork-state-park.html |website=visitguernseycounty.com |date=February 10, 2017 |publisher=[[Guernsey County]] |access-date=March 23, 2021 |archive-date=February 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226091929/https://visitguernseycounty.com/what-to-do/discover/attractions/85-the-legend-of-bigfoot-at-salt-fork-state-park.html |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Fouke Monster]]'' in Arkansas,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Thompson |first1=Amy Michelle |title=Fouke Monster |url=https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/fouke-monster-2212/ |website=encyclopediaofarkansas.net |access-date=March 23, 2021 |date=February 28, 2017 |archive-date=April 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413203937/https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/fouke-monster-2212/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Wood Booger'' in [[Virginia]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sorrell |first1=Robert |title=Fans, experts assemble for first ever Virginia Bigfoot Conference |url=https://richmond.com/news/virginia/fans-experts-assemble-for-first-ever-virginia-bigfoot-conference/article_5b856a3c-a352-5dde-bc3f-ca29133e3a52.html |website=richmond.com |publisher=[[Richmond Times]] |access-date=April 4, 2021 |date=August 26, 2016 |archive-date=June 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616050948/https://richmond.com/news/virginia/fans-experts-assemble-for-first-ever-virginia-bigfoot-conference/article_5b856a3c-a352-5dde-bc3f-ca29133e3a52.html |url-status=live }}</ref> the ''Monster of Whitehall'' in [[Whitehall, New York]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Price |first1=Mark |title=NY town proclaims Bigfoot its official animal. 'It can't hurt,' town official says. |url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article214951325.html |access-date=April 4, 2021 |work=The Charlotte Observer |date=July 16, 2018 |archive-date=June 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621011552/https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article214951325.html |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Momo the Monster|Momo]]'' in Missouri,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Banias |first1=MJ |title=The Missouri Monster 'Momo' Is the Cryptid Time Forgot |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-missouri-monster-momo-is-the-cryptid-time-forgot/ |access-date=March 11, 2021 |work=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]] |date=September 30, 2019 |archive-date=April 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210403035019/https://www.vice.com/en/article/evja34/the-missouri-monster-momo-is-the-cryptid-time-forgot |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Honey Island Swamp monster|Honey Island Swamp Monster]]'' in Louisiana,<ref>{{cite web |title=Big Foot |url=https://www.honeyislandswamp.com/bigfoot.html |website=honeyislandswamp.com |access-date=March 10, 2021 |archive-date=January 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128054241/https://www.honeyislandswamp.com/bigfoot.html |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Dewey Lake Monster]]'' in Michigan,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dimick |first1=Aaron |title=Michigan Monsters: Dewey Lake Monster legend comes to the surface |url=https://wwmt.com/news/local/michigan-monsters-dewey-lake-monster-legend-comes-to-the-surface |access-date=April 11, 2021 |work=[[WWMT]] |agency= |date=May 30, 2016 |archive-date=April 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411041305/https://wwmt.com/news/local/michigan-monsters-dewey-lake-monster-legend-comes-to-the-surface |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Mogollon Monster]]'' in Arizona,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ford |first1=Erin |title=Searching for the Mogollon Monster |url=https://www.williamsnews.com/news/2017/oct/24/searching-mogollon-monster/ |access-date=April 11, 2021 |work=[[Grand Canyon News]] |date=October 24, 2017 |archive-date=April 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411041305/https://www.williamsnews.com/news/2017/oct/24/searching-mogollon-monster/ |url-status=live }}</ref> the ''Big Muddy Monster'' in [[southern Illinois]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cates |first1=Kristen |title=Chasing Monsters: Big Muddy Monster still has Murphysboro residents wondering |url=https://thesouthern.com/news/chasing-monsters-big-muddy-monster-still-has-murphysboro-residents-wondering/article_b06c6316-8e36-5a7f-9e80-1b7a4aa0ec23.html |access-date=April 9, 2021 |work=[[The Southern Illinoisan]] |date=October 26, 2005 |archive-date=April 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411063057/https://thesouthern.com/news/chasing-monsters-big-muddy-monster-still-has-murphysboro-residents-wondering/article_b06c6316-8e36-5a7f-9e80-1b7a4aa0ec23.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and ''The Old Men of the Mountain'' in [[West Virginia]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Todd |first1=Roxy |title=New W.Va. Bigfoot Museum Highlights A Local Take On The Mountain State's Sasquatch |url=https://www.wvpublic.org/section/arts-culture/2021-10-29/new-w-va-bigfoot-museum-highlights-a-local-take-on-the-mountain-states-sasquatch |newspaper=[[West Virginia Public Broadcasting]] |access-date=December 21, 2021 |date=October 29, 2021 |archive-date=December 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221165110/https://www.wvpublic.org/section/arts-culture/2021-10-29/new-w-va-bigfoot-museum-highlights-a-local-take-on-the-mountain-states-sasquatch |url-status=live }}</ref> The term ''Wood Ape'' is also used by some as a means to deviate from the perceived mythical connotation surrounding the name "Bigfoot".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bozek |first1=Rachel |title=Habitat Of The Wood Ape |url=https://www.aetv.com/shows/the-lowe-files/exclusives/lowe-cation-habitat-of-the-wood-ape |website=aetv.com |publisher=[[A&E Networks|A&E]] |access-date=April 1, 2021 |archive-date=April 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413142405/https://www.aetv.com/shows/the-lowe-files/exclusives/lowe-cation-habitat-of-the-wood-ape |url-status=live }}</ref> Other names include ''Bushman'', ''Treeman'', and ''Wildman''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chandler |first1=Nathan |title=What's the Difference Between Sasquatch and Bigfoot? |url=https://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/strange-creatures/sasquatch-bigfoot-difference.htm |website=howstuffworks.com |access-date=June 24, 2021 |date=April 9, 2020 |archive-date=June 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624203614/https://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/strange-creatures/sasquatch-bigfoot-difference.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>