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Fort Johnson, formerly Fort Polk, is a United States Army installation located in Vernon Parish, Louisiana, about 10 miles (15 km) east of Leesville and 30 miles (50 km) north of DeRidder in Beauregard Parish.
Bartow (/ ˈ b ɑːr t oʊ / BAR-toh) is a city and the county seat of Polk County, Florida, United States.Founded in 1851 as Fort Blount, the city was renamed in honor of Francis S. Bartow, the first brigade commander of the Confederate Army to die in combat during the American Civil War.
Fort Alabama was destroyed and a new fort, Fort Foster, was built to replace it and named for Lieutenant Colonel William S. Foster. Fort Foster State Historic Site is a reproduction of the fort and is a part of the Hillsborough River State Park. [16] Fort Foster, Collier County - not to be confused with Fort Foster in Hillsborough County.
Frostproof is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. The city is located in southern Polk County on the Lake Wales Ridge. It is part of the Lakeland–Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,877 at the 2020 census.
Crestview–Fort Walton Beach–Destin: 304,818 17 218 Panama City–Panama City Beach: 216,371 18 225 Punta Gorda: 206,134 19 257 Sebastian–Vero Beach–West Vero Corridor: 169,795 20 263 Homosassa Springs: 166,696 21 286 Wildwood–The Villages: 151,565 22 348 Sebring: 107,614
Fort Meade is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. As of 2020, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 5,100. It is part of the Lakeland–Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city was named for George Meade, at the time an Army lieutenant serving in Florida following the Second Seminole War. [5]
Leesville is a city in, and the parish seat of, Vernon Parish, Louisiana, United States. [3] The population was 5,649 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Fort Johnson South micropolitan area and is additionally served by the Leesville Airport. The city is home to the Fort Johnson (formerly known as Fort Polk) U.S. Army installation.
The fort was named for Colonel William Davenport, who served as the local U.S. commander in the war. [5] There is no known documentary evidence to support an alternative claim that the city was named for a railroad conductor. [5] [6] The modern city of Davenport had its start in the 1880s when the South Florida Railroad was extended to that ...