Fort Edward (also called Fort Ed) is a town and the county seat of Washington County, New York, United States. The population was 10,205 at the 2011 census. The municipal center complex is on U.S. Route 4 between the villages of Hudson Falls and Fort Edward. When construction of the complex was completed in 1994, most of the administrative offices were moved from the original county seat of Hudson Falls to this location. The town of Fort Edward is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town contains a village also named Fort Edward. Both are located on the western border of the county. History The town is located at the "Great Carrying Place," a portage around the falls on the Hudson, which had been used by Native Americans for thousands of years before European colonization. It was located on the Native American "Great War Path," later used by French and English colonists during their own warfare, during the colonial years, especially during the eighteenth century. During the French and Indian War (1754-1763), General Phineas Lyman constructed Fort Lyman here in 1755. It was renamed Fort Edward in 1756 by Sir William Johnson, the British Superintendent for Indian Affairs in the region, in honor of Prince Edward, the grandson of King George II. Edward was a younger brother of the later King George III. The town of Fort Edward was established in 1818 from Argyle and Greenwich. In 1849, the community of Fort Edward set itself off from the town by incorporating as a village. The Fort Edward D&H Train Station, Fort Miller Reformed Church Complex, St. James Episcopal Church, Rogers Island, Old Fort House, and Wing-Northup House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Notable people Jane McCrae was abducted from Fort Edward during the American Revolutionary War. Susan B. Anthony taught school in the community of Moses Kill, New York. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 27.4 square miles (71.0 km2), of which 26.8 square miles (69.4 km2) is land and 0.6 square mile (1.6 km2) (2.19%) is water. The western town line is defined by the Hudson River and is the border of Saratoga County, New York. U.S. Route 4 follows the course of the Hudson River along the western side of the town and joins New York Route 197 at Fort Edward village.