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| FortWiki.com is dedicated to documenting the historical [[Forts]] that provided security and protection for the U.S. and Canada. | | FortWiki.com is dedicated to documenting the historical [[Forts]] that provided security and protection for the U.S. and Canada. |
| ==U.S. Forts by State==
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| * [[:Category:Nevada All|Nevada]]
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| * [[:Category:New Hampshire All|New Hampshire]]
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| * [[:Category:South Carolina All|South Carolina]]
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| * [[:Category:South Dakota All|South Dakota]]
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| ==Canadian Forts by Province & Territory==
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| ==New and Updated Forts and Camps==
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| [[Fort de la Martiniere|Fort de la Martiniere, QC]];
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| [[Levis Fort No. 1|Levis Fort No. 1, QC]];
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| [[Levis Fort No. 2|Levis Fort No. 2, QC]];
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| [[Levis Fort No. 3|Levis Fort No. 3, QC]];
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| [[Quebec Martello Tower 1|Quebec Martello Tower 1, QC]];
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| [[Quebec Martello Tower 2|Quebec Martello Tower 2, QC]];
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| [[Quebec Martello Tower 3|Quebec Martello Tower 3, QC]];
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| [[Quebec Martello Tower 4|Quebec Martello Tower 4, QC]];
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| [[Quebec City Gates#Kent Gate|Kent Gate, QC]]l;
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| [[Quebec City Gates#Saint Johns Gate|Saint Johns Gate, QC]];
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| [[Quebec City Gates#Prescott Gate|Prescott Gate, QC]];
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| [[Dauphine Redoubt|Dauphine Redoubt, QC]];
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| [[Montmorency Redoubt|Montmorency Redoubt, QC]];
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| [[Fort Beaumont|Fort Beaumont, QC]];
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| [[Fort Saint Jean|Fort Saint Jean, QC]];
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| [[Fort Amherst (2)|Fort Amherst (2), PEI]];
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| [[New or Updated Forts and Camps|(more...)]]
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| ==New and Updated Batteries==
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| [[Battery Duane|Battery Duane, NY]];
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| [[Battery Ayres|Battery Ayres, NY]];
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| [[Battery Richmond|Battery Richmond, NY]];
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| [[Battery Dix|Battery Dix, NY]];
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| [[Battery Mills (2)|Battery Mills (2), NY]];
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| [[Battery Hudson|Battery Hudson, NY]];
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| [[Battery Barry|Battery Barry, NY]];
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| [[Battery Upton|Battery Upton, NY]];
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| [[Battery 155 - Bolsa Chica|Battery 155 - Bolsa Chica, CA]];
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| [[Battery 155 - Fermin Point|Battery 155 - Fermin Point, CA]];
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| [[Battery 155 - Ventura|Battery 155 - Ventura, CA]];
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| [[Battery 155 - Oxnard|Battery 155 - Oxnard, CA]];
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| [[Battery 155 - Port Hueneme|Battery 155 - Port Hueneme, CA]];
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| [[Battery McIntosh|Battery McIntosh, FL]];
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| [[Battery Howard|Battery Howard, FL]];
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| [[Battery Mellon|Battery Mellon, FL]];
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| [[Battery Gardner|Battery Gardner, MA]];
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| [[Battery 155 - St Andrews Sound|Battery 155 - St Andrews Sound, FL]];
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| [[Battery 155 - Port Aransas|Battery 155 - Port Aransas, TX]];
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| [[Battery 155 - Quintana|Battery 155 - Quintana, TX]];
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| [[Battery 155 - Sabine Pass|Battery 155 - Sabine Pass, TX]];
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| [[Battery Pike|Battery Pike, LA]];
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| [[Battery Forse|Battery Forse, LA]];
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| [[Battery Merrill|Battery Merrill, LA]];
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| [[Battery Ridgely|Battery Ridgely, LA]];
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| [[Battery Scott|Battery Scott, LA]];
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| [[Battery Brooke|Battery Brooke, LA]];
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| [[Battery Barlow-Saxton|Battery Barlow-Saxton, CA]];
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| [[Battery Leary-Merriam|Battery Leary-Merriam, CA]];
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| [[Battery Osgood-Farley|Battery Osgood-Farley, CA]];
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| [[New and Updated Batteries|(more...)]]
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| == Battery Construction Number(BCN) Batteries ==
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| [[Battery 107|Battery 107, RI]];
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| [[Battery 108|Battery 108, RI]];
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| [[Battery 109|Battery 109, RI]];
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| [[Battery 110|Battery 110, RI]];
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| [[Battery 126|Battery 126, CA]];
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| [[Battery 127|Battery 127, CA]];
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| [[Battery 128|Battery 128, CA]];
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| [[Battery 129|Battery 129, CA]];
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| [[Battery 131|Battery 131, WA]];
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| [[Battery 134|Battery 134, CA]];
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| [[Battery 206|Battery 206, MA]];
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| [[Battery 208|Battery 208, MA]];
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| [[Battery 210|Battery 210, MA]];
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| [[Battery 211|Battery 211, RI]];
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| [[Battery 212|Battery 212, RI]];
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| [[Battery 213|Battery 213, RI]];
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| [[Battery 230|Battery 230, SC]];
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| [[Battery 231|Battery 231, FL]];
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| [[Battery 232|Battery 232, FL]];
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| [[Battery 233|Battery 233, FL]];
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| [[Battery 240|Battery 240, CA]];
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| [[Battery 241|Battery 241, CA]];
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| [[Battery Construction Number(BCN) Batteries|(more...)]]
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| ==New and Updated [[:Category:Barracks|Barracks]]==
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| [[Whipple Barracks|Whipple Barracks, AZ]],
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| [[Detroit Barracks|Detroit Barracks, MI]];
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| [[Churchill Barracks|Churchill Barracks, NV]]:
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| [[Madison Barracks|Madison Barracks, NY]];
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| [[Plattsburgh Barracks|Plattsburgh Barracks, NY]];
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| [[Carlisle Barracks|Carlisle Barracks, PA]];
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| [[Newport Barracks|Newport Barracks, NC]];
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| [[St. Francis Barracks|St. Francis Barracks, FL]];
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| [[Barrancas Barracks|Barrancas Barracks, FL]];
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| [[San Diego Barracks|San Diego Barracks, CA]];
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| [[Key West Barracks|Key West Barracks, FL]];
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| [[Jackson Barracks|Jackson Barracks, LA]];
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| [[Benicia Barracks|Benicia Barracks, CA]];
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| [[vancouver Barracks|Vancouver Barracks, WA]];
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| [[Jefferson Barracks|Jefferson Barracks, MO]];
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| [[Boise Barracks|Boise Barracks, ID]]
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| ==New & Updated [[:Category:People|People]]==
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| [[Abner Doubleday]],
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| [[August V. Kautz]],
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| [[George Crook]],
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| [[Montgomery C. Meigs]],
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| [[William A. Sater]],
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| [[Richard Delafield]],
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| [[John M. Wilson]],
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| [[James C. Duane]],
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| [[Seth Eastman]],
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| [[Junipero Serra]],
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| [[Edward R.S. Canby]],
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| [[Charles S. Lovell]],
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| [[Powell T. Wyman]],
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| [[Edmund Underwood]],
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| [[Andrew J. Smith]],
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| [[Robert C. Buchanan]],
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| [[Albert S. Miller]],
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| [[Samuel P. Heintzelman]],
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| [[Horatio Gates Gibson]],
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| [[Joseph Stewart]],
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| [[Silas Casey]],
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| [[Joseph G. Swift]],
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| [[John T. Greble]],
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| [[Richard H. Peyton]],
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| [[P.G.T. Beauregard]],
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| [[Alexander C.W. Fanning]],
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| [[Edmund A. Ogden]],
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| [[William J. Worth]],
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| [[Nathaniel Lyon]],
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| [[Henry C. Merriam]],
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| [[George W. Cullum]],
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| [[Thomas F. Castor]],
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| [[William H. Chase]],
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| [[Adam J. Slemmer]],
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| [[Francis J. Brooke]],
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| [[Joseph Van Swearingen]],
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| [[John P. Center]],
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| [[William McRee]],
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| [[Zealous B. Tower]],
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| [[John G. Barnard]],
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| [[Jonathan Williams]],
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| [[Joseph K.F. Mansfield]],
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| [[Henry Leavenworth]],
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| [[Joseph G. Totten]],
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| [[Sylvanus Thayer]],
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| [[Alexander M. Wetherill]]
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| [[Benjamin L.E. Bonneville]],
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| [[Braxton Bragg]],
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| [[Edward J. Steptoe]],
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| [[Edmund P. Gaines]],
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| [[John B. Todd]],
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| [[Eleazar W. Ripley]],
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| [[Louis L. Duportail]],
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| [[Patrick Henry O'Rorke]],
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| [[Frederick T. Dent]],
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| [[Christopher C. Auger]],
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| [[DeLancey Floyd-Jones]],
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| [[William T. Sherman]],
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| [[Winfield Scott]],
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| [[William B. Hazen]],
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| [[John E. Wool]]
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| * [http://www.usforts.com/2013/05/fort-mcree-on-perdido-key-florida.html Fort McRee on Perdido Key, Florida]
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| * [http://www.usforts.com/2012/11/fort-humboldt-state-historic-park-in.html Fort Humboldt State Historic Park in Northern California]
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| * [http://www.usforts.com/2012/10/a-new-gun-for-battery-townsley-at-fort.html A New Gun for Battery Townsley at Fort Cronkhite]
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| * [http://www.usforts.com/2012/08/fort-pitt-fort-duquesne-visit.html Fort Pitt - Fort Duquesne Visit]
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| * [http://www.usforts.com/2012/07/fort-knox-maine.html Fort Knox Maine]
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| * [http://www.usforts.com/2012/07/fort-edgecomb-wiscasset-maine.html Fort Edgecomb, Wiscasset, Maine]
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| * [http://www.usforts.com/2012/07/fort-scammel-on-house-island-maine.html Fort Scammel on House Island Maine]
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| * [http://www.usforts.com/2012/07/fort-mcclary-maine.html Fort McClary, Maine]
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