Legacy
Camp Cooke (1866-1870), the first military post in the Montana Territory, was named in honor of Phillip St. George Cooke while he was the commander of the Department of the Platte which included the Montana Territory.
Camp Cooke (1941-1953) was the name given to the military post near Lompoc California. It was deactivated from 1953 to 1957, at which time it was activated as Cooke Air Force Base (1957-1958) but was officially renamed Vandenberg Air Force Base in 1958. Camp Cooke and Cooke Air Force Base in California were named in honor of Philip St. George Cooke.
Historians theorize that St. George, Utah was named after Phillip St. George Cooke. During the period of 1857 to 1861 Col. Cooke was in Utah. He was a close personal friend of Brigham Young and donated equipment and wagons to the settlement of the southern part of Utah.
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“What is popularly called fame is nothing but an empty name and a legacy from paganism.”
—Desiderius Erasmus (c. 1466–1536)