garrison towns
Troop-housing municipalities
Garrison towns are towns where military troops are permanently stationed.
The presence of a garrison shapes local economy and culture—soldiers need housing, food, entertainment.
Historically, garrison towns developed near borders or strategic locations: The garrison towns along the frontier served as buffers against invasion.
The term suggests a place defined by its military function.
- cantonmentsMilitary residential districts
- barracksSoldiers' residential building
- military baseArmed forces facility
- army postMilitary base or station
- fortified citiesWalled urban defensive positions
colonial forts · border defenses · fortifications · border towns · billeting · buffer zones · supply depots · armories · command centers · military presence · planned communities · home front · staging areas · martial law · wall · watchtower · training grounds · sentries
- fortificationsfort, fortress, fortresses, citadel, citadels
- Korean historyJoseon dynasty, Three Kingdoms, DMZ, demilitarized zone, Korean DMZ
- historic settlementsghost towns, abandoned village, frontier towns, pioneer settlements, pioneer settlement
- military installationsmilitary base, bases, army base, forts, naval base
- Seven Years WarSeven Years War, French and Indian War, Quebec, Montreal, Treaty of Paris
- Czechoslovak Militarymobilization, national defense, military strategy, border defenses, armored units
garrison townsdemilitarized zones
Areas banning armed forces
market towns · trading posts · port towns · mining towns · factory towns