gannett.] PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. 129 
Fort Crook; village in Sarpy County, Nebraska, named from a fort which was 
named for Gen. George Crook. 
Fort Dade; village in Hernando County, Florida, so named because situated near 
the spot where Major Dade and companions perished while defending them- 
selves against a party of Seminoles. 
Fort Dodge; city in Webster County, Iowa, named for Senator Dodge, of Wisconsin. 
Fort Edward; town in Washington County, New York, named from an old fort 
built in 1709, named in honor of Edward, Duke of York. 
Fort Fairfield; town in Aroostook County, Maine, named for an old fort which 
took its name from John Fairfield, who was governor of Maine for many years. 
Fort Fetterman; village in Albany County, Wyoming, named for Lieut. Col. W. J. 
Fetterman, killed by the Indians in 1866. 
Fort Gaines; town in Clay County, Georgia, named for Gen. E. P. Gaines. 
Fort Gratiot; township in St. Clair County, Michigan, named for General Gratiot, 
U. S. Army, who, as an engineer, laid out the fort. 
Fort Hall; part of an Indian reservation in Bingham County, Idaho, named from a 
fort which was built by Capt. N. J. Wyeth and named for one of his partners. 
Fort Hamilton; village in Kings County, now a part of New York City, named for 
Alexander Hamilton. 
Fort Kent; town in Aroostook County, Maine, named from a fort which was named 
for Governor Edward Kent, of Maine. 
Fort Keogh; village in Custer County, Montana, named from a fort which took its 
name from Captain Keogh, who fell with General Custer. 
Fort Klamath; town in Klamath County, Oregon, named from an Indian tribe. 
Fort Leavenworth; town in Leavenworth County, Kansas, named for Gen. Henry 
Leavenworth, who erected the fort. 
Fort Lemhi; precinct and fort in Lemhi County, Idaho. The fort was built for 
protection against the Indians by the early Mormon settlers. The name, mean- 
ing "land," is taken from the Book of Mormon. 
Fort Logan; town in Meagher County, Montana, named for Captain Logan, killed 
in battle of the Big Hole. 
Fort Lupton; town in Weld County, Colorado, named for an early settler on Adobe 
Creek in 1840. 
Fort Madison; city in Lee County, Iowa, named for James Madison, President of 
the United States. 
Fort Monroe; United States school of artillery and arsenal on Hampton Roads, 
Elizabeth City County, Virginia, named for James Monroe, fifth President of 
the United States. 
Fort Morgan; town in Morgan County, Colorado, named for Col. C. A. Morgan. 
Fort Motte; town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, so named because situ- 
ated upon the site of Motte' s house, which was fortified by the British during 
the Revolution. 
Fort Myers; town in Lee County, Florida, first a military post, named for Capt. 
Abraham C. Myers. 
Fort Pierre; village in Stanley County, South Dakota, named for Pierre Choteau. 
Fort Plain; village in Montgomery County, New York, named from an old fortress 
erected on a plain at the junction of the Mohawk and Osquaga rivers. 
Fort Recovery; village in Mercer County, Ohio, named from an old fort built by 
General Wayne. 
Fort Scott; city in Bourbon County, Kansas, named for Gen. Winfield Scott. 
Fort Sheridan; village in Lake County, Illinois, named from the military post near, 
which was named for Gen. P. H. Sheridan. 
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