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Originally Posted by Marc
Following with the thread, the name (or the nickname) of the military unit founder of the cantonment could be used. As a classical and ancient example, we have the Spanish city of Leon. The name is the same for its province and for the Middle Age kingdom of Leon and can be translated directly as Lion, in English. Although even its coat of arms represents a lion, its real origin is the evolution of the Latin term legio, as the city of Leon itself was founded around the cantonment established by the Roman legion Legio VII Gemina. Just a curiosity.
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In the TW2K cannon we have at least one example of this.
Fort Fortson is the name of the cantonment that the 43rd M.P. Brigade forms in New England when they give up trying to police the entire area and just start looking out for themselves. It's named after the commanding officer, Col. Fortson.
I can certainly see a town or cantonment being renamed after the strongman (or strongwoman) who has managed to hold the place together and keep everyone fed.
Farnham's Freehold for example? Or maybe something named after the military unit that set up cantonment there? If the 101st Air Assault Division had a cantonment in the US, maybe it would be called Screaming Eagle City? Or maybe the 82nd's cantonment would be called "The Airborne Republic?"
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