Editing Abercrombie, North Dakota (section)

==History==
Abercrombie was founded in 1884. It was named after [[Fort Abercrombie]], a local military installation adjacent to the city.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=REtEXQNWq6MC&pg=PA831 | title=Historical Gazetteer of the United States | publisher=Routledge | date=May 13, 2013 | access-date=November 30, 2013 | author=Hellmann, Paul T. | pages=831| isbn=978-1135948597 }}</ref> This means the city indirectly received its name from [[John Joseph Abercrombie|Lieutenant Colonel Abercrombie]], first commanding officer of the fort. The city is part of the military reservation and is located on section 4, 134–48.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=A History of Richland County|last=Hektner|first=Vernon|publisher=Taylor Publishing Company|year=1977|location=Dallas, Texas|pages=6}}</ref>

Abercrombie did not come into being until 1884, when Fargo and Southern Railroad was built through the [[Red River Valley]] along the [[Red River of the North|Red River]]. Then directly west of the old fort, the town of Abercrombie was started.<ref name=":0" />