Of course, everyone knows that Fremont was more than a little political so we'll skip that.
Anyways, there is likely diary after diary of his adventure and map after map and someone finally nailed it.
This was obviously a communal endeavor. Fits right in with today’s government planning. John C was political, but not a progressive sense. I’d say this was named after some other Fremont, “Freeloader” Fremont, perhaps. He was known for his pilfering from others...