Lawton King County, Washington


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Lawton: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.

 

Information

General information on Lawton

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Lawton

A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named

Name Description
Lawton Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Lawton

References to Lawton that document the origin of its place name

FORT LAWTON, on a promontory known as Magnolia Bluff, a part of Seattle, King County. It was named in honor of Henry Ware Lawton, major-general of United States Army, who was killed at San Mateo, Luzon, Philippine Islands, on December 19, 1899.

Lalia Phipps Boone in From A to Z in Latah County, Idaho: A Place Name Dictionary

 

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Last updated: 2024-06-05