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Description:Forts that served man in "War and Peace" can be found all around the world. -The aim of this category is to find and log the many Forts that remain intact or have been restored.
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Historic FortsFort Gibson - Fort Gibson, Oklahoma

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Fort Gibson was established in 1824. During the Civil War Confederate troops occupied the fort until 1863, when Union troops re-occupied the fort.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member gparkes

location: Oklahoma

date listed: 11/21/2009

last visited: never

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Historic FortsFt. Independence - Castle Island - Boston, MA

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Fort Independence, located on Castle Island in South Boston is a five-pointed fort in a beautiful park that once guarded the entrance to Boston's Inner Harbor since 1803.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member NorStar

location: Massachusetts

date listed: 10/24/2009

last visited: never

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Historic FortsFort Johnstown - Johnstown - New York

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Built in 1772 as the Tryon County Jail.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member swizzle

location: New York

date listed: 10/24/2009

last visited: never

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Historic FortsFort Crailo - Rensselaer NY

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Fort Crailo, also known as Yankee Doodle House or Crailo State Historic Site, is a historic, fortified brick manor house in Rensselaer, New York, United States.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member nomadwillie

location: New York

date listed: 10/15/2009

last visited: 8/15/2009

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Historic FortsCitadelle de Corte / The Fortress of Corte (Corsica)

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Citadelle de Corte (The Fortress of Corte), in the historic capital of Corsica - Corte, is the only fortress in the interior of the island. The fortress, called also "Eagle's Nest" towers above Corte from a rocky promontory...

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Dorcadion Team

location: France

date listed: 10/13/2009

last visited: never

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Historic FortsFort Klock - St. Johnsville NY

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Fort Klock, a fortified stone homestead in the Mohawk River Valley of New York State, was built c.1750 by Johannes Klock. On October 19, 1780, the Battle of Klock's Field was fought just to west-northwest of the fort.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member nomadwillie

location: New York

date listed: 10/13/2009

last visited: 8/15/2009

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Historic FortsFort Western - Augusta ME

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Fort Western was a colonial outpost at the head of navigation on the Kennebec River at modern Augusta, Maine, United States.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member nomadwillie

location: Maine

date listed: 10/13/2009

last visited: 7/21/2009

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Historic FortsFort Halifax - Winslow ME

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Fort Halifax was a U.S. colonial outpost on the Kennebec River at modern-day Winslow, Maine. It is a National Historic Landmark.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member nomadwillie

location: Maine

date listed: 10/13/2009

last visited: 7/21/2009

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Historic FortsFort Knox State Park - Prospect ME

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Fort Knox, now Fort Knox State Park or Fort Knox State Historic Site, in Maine was built from 1844-1869. It is located on the western bank of the Penobscot River in Prospect, Maine, about 5 miles (8.0 km) from the mouth of the river.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member nomadwillie

location: Maine

date listed: 10/13/2009

last visited: 10/25/2009

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Historic FortsFort Caroline - Jacksonville FL

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Fort Caroline was the first French colony in the present-day United States. Established in what is now Jacksonville, Florida on June 22, 1564, it was intended as a refuge for the Huguenots.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member nomadwillie

location: Florida

date listed: 10/12/2009

last visited: 5/14/2009

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Historic FortsFort Kent - Fort Kent ME

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Constructed 1838-1840, this is the only extant fortification of the Aroostook "War" (1838-1839), the conflict that climaxed the Northeast border disputes with Great Britain following the War of 1812.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member nomadwillie

location: Maine

date listed: 10/12/2009

last visited: 7/20/2009

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Historic FortsFort Stanwix National Monument - Rome, NY

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Discover how people endured harsh conditions along the Oneida Carrying Place. Learn how the American victory at this frontier fort directly contributed to the British defeat at Saratoga in 1777

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member nomadwillie

location: New York

date listed: 10/1/2009

last visited: 8/9/2008

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Historic FortsFort Fisher - Kure Beach NC

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Fort Fisher was a Confederate fort during the American Civil War.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member nomadwillie

location: North Carolina

date listed: 9/27/2009

last visited: 6/1/2009

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Historic FortsFort Preble - Portland, Maine

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Built on the site of a Revolutionary War fort, Fort Preble proudly defended Portland Harbor for more than 140 years.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member cache_test_dummies

location: Maine

date listed: 9/27/2009

last visited: never

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Historic FortsFort Williams - Glasgow, KY

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Historic fort surrounded by a cemetery on this Glasgow hill.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ChapterhouseInc

location: Kentucky

date listed: 9/27/2009

last visited: 5/23/2006

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Historic FortsFort Concho - San Angelo Texas

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Fort Concho was established in 1867, in present-day San Angelo, Texas.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Geojeepsters

location: Texas

date listed: 9/4/2009

last visited: 9/1/2009

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Historic FortsSir William Johnson's Fort

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Sir William Johnson's Fort built in 1749

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member swizzle

location: New York

date listed: 9/1/2009

last visited: 8/15/2009

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Historic FortsFort Boonesborough - Richmond, KY

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In 1775, a fort was established into the central Bluegrass region of Kentucky by Daniel Boone and others for the settlers who traveled here along the Wilderness Road.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member vhasler

location: Kentucky

date listed: 8/8/2009

last visited: never

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Historic FortsFt Frederica - St Simons Island, GA

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Only a small part of the large fortified outpost remains today and is classified as a National Monument.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ChapterhouseInc

location: Georgia

date listed: 8/8/2009

last visited: 8/21/2009

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Historic FortsFort Screven - Tybee Island, GA

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One of many historic forts that helped protect the coastline.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ChapterhouseInc

location: Georgia

date listed: 8/8/2009

last visited: 6/29/2009

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Historic FortsFt Pulaski - Tybee Island, GA

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Old fort, completed in 1847, saw battle during the Civil War, and many famous names have passed over it's drawbridge.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ChapterhouseInc

location: Georgia

date listed: 8/8/2009

last visited: 9/23/2009

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Historic FortsKastellet - Copenhagen, Denmark

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[EN] Kastellet is located in the heart of Copenhagen, Denmark. [DA] Kastellet ligger i hjertet af København.

posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member ArktiS

location: Denmark

date listed: 8/8/2009

last visited: 5/9/2003

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Historic FortsFORT CEPEROU - Cayenne

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English: a small fort built at the top of hill near the city center of Cayenne. French: Un petit fort bati au sommet d'une coline près du centre de Cayenne.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member pako30

location: French Guiana

date listed: 8/8/2009

last visited: never

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Historic FortsMansfield Block House - Mansfield, OH

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The historic Mansfield Block House in Mansfield, Ohio, USA, was built in 1812. The upper two-thirds of the first story of the Block House is original.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Marine Biologist

location: Ohio

date listed: 8/2/2009

last visited: 12/20/2008

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Historic FortsFort Delaware - Delaware City, DE

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Constructed in 1817, Fort Delaware on Pea Patch Island was orignally for protection of the ports of Wilmington and Philadelphia, but soon became a feared prison for Confederate Soldiers during the Civil War.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member 94RedRover

location: Delaware

date listed: 7/10/2009

last visited: never

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