Fort Dodge (2)

Fort Dodge (2) (1850-1853) - A U.S. Army post established in 1850 as Fort Clarke by Captain Samuel Wood, 6th U.S. Infantry in Webster County, Iowa. First named for Colonel Newman S. Clarke and renamed Fort Dodge 25 Jun 1851 after Colonel Henry Dodge, 1st U.S. Dragoons. Abandoned in 1853, when its garrison was transferred to Fort Ridgely. History 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. Current Status Marker and reader board at the actual site of the fort {"selectable":false,"height":"-500","width":"-500"} Location: Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa. Maps & Images Lat: 42.50583 Long: -94.19278 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 1083' GPS Locations: 42.50583, -94.19278 Fort Dodge (2) GNIS Coordinates 42.50547, -94.19297 Fort Dodge Marker & Reader board 42.48800, -94.19935 Fort Museum and Village 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 USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 1996648 Links: North American Forts - Fort Dodge Visited: 29 Jul 2020