From nearby Ft. Terrett, this Road in 1852 led south to Ft. Clark and north to Ft. McKavett.
Selected mainly because it had water available, it served as route for freight and mail, 1868, when forts were reactivated. Over it went troops, . . . — — Map (db m102793) HM
The community of Roosevelt began with the establishment of a post office in 1898. Although Alice Wagner applied for the post office with another name, the postal service in Washington substituted the name Roosevelt presumably in honor of Theodore . . . — — Map (db m128103) HM