Etymology

Fort Gay

Today it means: A town in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States, adjacent to Louisa, Kentucky. Full definition →

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The story

A log fort was built here in 1789, who Gay was is unknown. Chartered as Cassville in 1875, and officially renamed Fort Gay in 1932.

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