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Fort Dodge (2) (1850-1853) - A U.S. Army post established in 1850 as Fort Clarke (2) by Captain Samuel Wood, 6th U.S. Infantry in Webster County, Iowa. First named for Colonel Newman S. Clarke and renamed Fort Dodge (2) 25 Jun 1851 after Colonel Henry Dodge, 1st U.S. Dragoons. Abandoned in 1853.

Established 2 Aug 1850 by Captain Samuel Wood, 6th U.S. Infantry as an open plan post.

Abandoned 1 Jun 1853 and sold in 1854 to the former post sutler William Williams who then laid out the town of Fort Dodge.

Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa

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Location: Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa.

Maps & Images

Lat: 42.5058333 Long: -94.1927778

Sources:

Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 285
Frazer, Robert W., Forts of the West, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman OK, 1965, ISBN 0-8061-1250-6, page 49

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+'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1850-1853) - A U.S. Army post established in 1850 as [[Fort Clarke (2)]] by Captain [[Samuel Wood]], [[6th U.S. Infantry]] in Webster County, Iowa. First named for Colonel [[Newman S. Clarke]] and renamed [[Fort Dodge (2)]] 25 Jun 1851 after Colonel [[Henry Dodge]], [[1st U.S. Dragoons]]. Abandoned in 1853.
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