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July 5

Fort Clinton and... Fort Clinton?

So there's Fort Clinton and Fort Clinton (West Point). It seems that Fort Clinton (West Point) is more notable than the other Fort Clinton since it keeps popping up in my search results (correct me if I'm wrong), and I've always heard it called "West Point". Though I want to make edits to Fort Clinton (West Point), having both articles like this could screw up the search results. I'm thinking to move Fort Clinton (West Point) to something else (maybe West Point (fort)), or if it even needs to be moved. Any advice? ‍ ‍ Relativity ‍ ‍ 04:59, 5 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

We should call it what the cited reliable sources call it. Shantavira|^{feed me} 08:20, 5 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

But see also WP:COMMONNAME. This discussion would probably be better on the article's talk page and/or at Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history. Alansplodge (talk) 08:39, 5 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

There was yet another Fort Clinton, located in what is now NYC's Central Park. Can you explain the results of which searches could be screwed up by having both article names as they are now? When people now use the term "West Point", they usually are referring to the military academy. If another article name is warranted, I think Fort West Point should be considered a candidate.^[1][2][3] --Lambiam 11:41, 5 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I'd make the first one Fort Clinton (1776). —Tamfang (talk) 18:54, 6 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]