Fort Gordon now Fort Eisenhower.
The post in Georgia has been renamed for Kansan and former President, Dwight Eisenhower.
It's somewhat surprising to realize that nothing had been named for Eisenhower until now. Eisenhower is so well known to Americans, he really needs no introduction here.
Gordon might.
A lawyer and a plantation owner, Gordon was a cavalry commander during the Civil War. Following the South's defeat, he was elected to the U.S. Senate from Georgia, became its Governor, and then returned to the Senate. He never recanted from his racist views. He died in 1904.
