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Fort McPherson was a U.S. Army military base located in Atlanta, Georgia, bordering the northern edge of the city of East Point, Georgia.It was the headquarters for the U.S. Army Installation Management Command, Southeast Region; the U.S. Army Forces Command; the U.S. Army Reserve Command; the U.S. Army Central.
The fort was built by troops of the 7th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Cavalry using cedar logs cut in Cottonwood Canyon. [2] It was completed in October 1863. Originally named Cantonment McKean, on February 26, 1866, it was renamed Fort McPherson in the honor of Major General James B. McPherson. However, it was always popularly known as Fort Cottonwood.
Fort McPherson (Gwich'in: Teetł'it Zheh [tʰeː.tɬʼɪtʰ ʒɛh], at the head of the waters) is a hamlet located in the Inuvik Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is located on the east bank of the Peel River and is 121 km (75 mi) south of Inuvik on the Dempster Highway .
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Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) [1] [2] was a process [3] by a United States federal government commission [4] to increase the efficiency of the United States Department of Defense by coordinating the realignment and closure of military installations following the end of the Cold War.
In February 2025, the base was again renamed to Fort Bragg, this time for World War II paratrooper Roland L. Bragg. [15] Fort Gordon (1917), near Augusta, Georgia, named for Confederate General John Brown Gordon, was redesignated Fort Eisenhower on 27 October 2023 in honor of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, the ninth renaming. [16] [17]
Fort McPherson Airport (IATA: ZFM, ICAO: CZFM) is located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) south of Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories, Canada.
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