| Freeman River | |
|---|---|
 The Freeman River near Fort Assiniboine | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Freeman River Headwaters |
| • coordinates | 54°39′56″N 115°57′54″W / 54.66556°N 115.96500°W |
| • elevation | 1,096 m (3,596 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Athabasca River |
• coordinates | 54°19′14″N 114°47′16″W / 54.32056°N 114.78778°W |
• elevation | 605 m (1,985 ft) |
The Freeman River is a short river in west-central Alberta, Canada. The Freeman takes its name from the fur traders, who, after leaving the employ of the Hudson's Bay Company or the North West Company, decided to remain in the interior and work as free trappers or free hunters.[1]
- ^ Aubrey, Merrily, Place Names of Alberta, Volume IV: Northern Alberta, (Calgary: University of Calgary, 1996), 79.