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is a town in Washington County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls, New York, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 5,892 at the 2000 census.
The town of Fort Edward has a village named Fort Edward within the town. The town is on the west border of the county, and is the county seat of Washington County.
Fort Lyman, constructed in 1755 during the French and Indian War by General Phineas Lyman, had its name changed to Fort Edward by Sir William Johnson in 1756 for King George II's grandson Prince Edward, a younger brother of the later King George III. The town of Fort Edward was established in 1818.