Fort Edward is a town in and the county seat of Washington County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town population was 5,892 at the 2000 census.
The town of Fort Edward has within it a village named Fort Edward. The town is on the west border of the county.
The town is located both on the "Great Carrying Place" around the falls on the Hudson but also on the "Great War Path" between French ...
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Fort Edward is a town in and the county seat of Washington County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town population was 5,892 at the 2000 census.
The town of Fort Edward has within it a village named Fort Edward. The town is on the west border of the county.
The town is located both on the "Great Carrying Place" around the falls on the Hudson but also on the "Great War Path" between French and English colonies.
Fort Lyman, constructed in 1755 during the French and Indian War by General Phineas Lyman, had its name changed to Fort Edward by Sir William Johnson in 1756 for King George II's grandson Prince Edward, a younger brother of the later King George III.
The town of Fort Edward was established in 1818.
In 1849, the community of Fort Edward set itself off from the town by incorporating as a village.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 27.4 square miles (71.0 km²), of which, 26.8 square...
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