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| {{SocialNetworks}} | | '''Fort Wiki is remarkably mainly the work of a single man, John Stanton. He has now passed on the site to the [https://cdsg.org Coast Defence Study Group]. The [https://warlike.info Warlike] website has much more about fortifications worldwide.''' |
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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:Delaware All|Delaware]]
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| * [[:Category:Florida All|Florida]]
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| * [[:Category:Georgia All|Georgia]]
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| * [[:Category:Hawaii All|Hawaii]]
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| * [[:Category:Idaho All|Idaho]]
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| * [[:Category:Illinois All|Illinois]]
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| * [[:Category:Indiana All|Indiana]]
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| * [[:Category:Iowa All|Iowa]]
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| * [[:Category:Kansas All|Kansas]]
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| * [[:Category:Louisiana All|Louisiana]]
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| * [[:Category:Maine All|Maine]]
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| * [[:Category:Maryland All|Maryland]]
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| * [[:Category:Nebraska All|Nebraska]]
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| * [[:Category:Nevada All|Nevada]]
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| * [[:Category:New Hampshire All|New Hampshire]]
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| * [[:Category:New Jersey All|New Jersey]]
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| * [[:Category:New Mexico All|New Mexico]]
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| * [[:Category:Rhode Island All|Rhode Island]]
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| * [[:Category:South Carolina All|South Carolina]]
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| * [[:Category:Tennessee All|Tennessee]]
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| * [[:Category:Vermont All|Vermont]]
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| * [[:Category:Virginia All|Virginia]]
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| * [[:Category:Washington All|Washington]]
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| * [[:Category:Washington DC All|Washington DC]]
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| * [[:Category:West Virginia All|West Virginia]]
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| * [[:Category:Wisconsin All|Wisconsin]]
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| * [[:Category:Wyoming All|Wyoming]]
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| ==Canadian Forts by Province & Territory==
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| * [[:Category:British Columbia All|British Columbia]]
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| * [[:Category:Manitoba All|Manitoba]]
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| * [[:Category:New Brunswick All|New Brunswick]]
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| * [[:Category:Newfoundland and Labrador All|Newfoundland and Labrador]]
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| * [[:Category:Nova Scotia All|Nova Scotia]]
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| * [[:Category:Ontario All|Ontario]]
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| * [[:Category:Prince Edward Island All|Prince Edward Island]]
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| * [[:Category:Quebec All|Quebec]]
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| * [[:Category:Northwest Territories All|Northwest Territories]]
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| * [[:Category:Nunavut All|Nunavut]]
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| * [[:Category:Yukon All|Yukon]]
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| ==New and Updated Forts and Camps==
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| [[Vancouver Arsenal|Vancouver Arsenal, WA]];
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| [[Roop's Fort|Roop's Fort, CA]];
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| [[Presidio of Monterey (2)|Presidio of Monterey, CA]];
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| [[Mission San Miguel Arcangel|Mission San Miguel Arcangel, CA]];
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| [[Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo|Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo, CA]];
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| [[Mission San Antonio de Padua|Mission San Antonio de Padua, CA]];
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| [[Mission Nuestra Senora de la Soledad|Mission Nuestra Senora de la Soledad, CA]];
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| [[Fort Worden|Fort Worden, WA]];
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| [[Fort Storey|Fort Storey, NV]];
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| [[Fort Ord|Fort Ord, CA]];
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| [[Fort Nugent|Fort Nugent, WA]];
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| [[Fort Nisqually|Fort Nisqually, WA]];
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| [[Fort Maloney|Fort Maloney, WA]];
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| [[Fort Lewis (1)|Fort Lewis, WA]];
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| [[Fort Lawton|Fort Lawton, WA]];
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| [[Fort Janesville|Fort Janesville, CA]];
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| [[Fort Hunter Liggett|Fort Hunter Liggett, CA]];
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| [[Fort Homestead|Fort Homestead, NV]];
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| [[Fort Haven|Fort Haven, NV]];
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| [[Fort Genoa|Fort Genoa, NV]];
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| [[Fort Flagler|Fort Flagler, WA]];
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| [[Fort Ebey|Fort Ebey, WA]];
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| [[Fort Churchill|Fort Churchill, NV]];
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| [[Fort Casey|Fort Casey, WA]];
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| [[Fort Casey (1)|Fort Casey, WA]];
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| [[English Camp|English Camp, WA]];
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| [[New or Updated Forts and Camps|(more...)]]
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| ==New and Updated Batteries==
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| [[Battery AMTB - Ebey's Landing|Battery AMTB - Ebey's Landing, WA]];
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| [[Battery Seymour|Battery Seymour, WA]];
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| [[Battery Schenck|Battery Schenck, WA]];
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| [[Royal Battery|Royal Battery, QC]];
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| [[Prince Edward Battery|Prince Edward Battery, PEI]];
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| [[Devils Point Battery|Devils Point Battery, NS]];
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| [[Courtenay Bay Breakwater Battery|Courtenay Bay Breakwater Battery, NB]];
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| [[Battery Garesche|Battery Garesche, ME]];
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| [[Battery AMTB 961|Battery AMTB 961, ME]];
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| [[Egg Rock Battery|Egg Rock Battery, ME]];
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| [[Water Battery - West Point|Water Battery - West Point, NY]];
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| [[Chain Battery - West Point|Chain Battery - West Point, NY]];
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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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| [[New and Updated Batteries|(more...)]]
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| == Battery Construction Number (BCN) Batteries ==
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| [[Battery 134|Battery 134, CA]];
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| [[Battery 239|Battery 239, CA]];
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| [[Battery 248|Battery 248, WA]];
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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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| ==New and Updated [[:Category:Barracks|Barracks]]==
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| [[Vancouver Barracks|Vancouver Barracks, WA]];
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| [[Benicia Barracks|Benicia Barracks, CA]];
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| [[Chilkoot Barracks|Chilkoot Barracks, AK]];
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| [[Columbus Barracks|Columbus Barracks, OH]];
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| [[Baton Rouge Barracks|Baton Rouge Barracks, LA]];
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| [[Wellington Barracks|Wellington Barracks, NS]];
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| [[Butler's Barracks|Butler's Barracks, ON]];
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| [[Stanley Barracks|Stanley Barracks, ON]];
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| [[New Barracks|New Barracks, QC]];
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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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| [[New or Updated Barracks|(more...)]]
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| ==New & Updated [[:Category:People|People]]==
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| [[Charles C. Gratiot]],
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| [[René Edward De Russy]],
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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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| [[:Category:2015 Research Trip|2015 Research Trip]]<br>
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| [[2015 Forts Visited|Forts Visited]]<br>
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| == Fort of the Week ==
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| | [[Defense Installations Portal|Defense Installations]]<br> |
| | [[West Point Portal|West Point]]<br> |
| | [[People Portal|People]]<br> |
| | [[Harbor Defense Portal|Harbor Defense]]<br> |
| | [[World Wars Portal|World Wars]]<br> |
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| * [[CDSG]]
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| * [[:Category:Coastal_Battery|Coastal Batteries]]
| | [[:Category:Coastal_Battery|Coastal Batteries]]<br> |
| * [[:Category:Harbor Defense|Harbors]]
| | [[:Category:Harbor Defense|Harbors]]<br> |
| * [[:Category:Barracks|Barracks]]
| | [[:Category:Barracks|Barracks]]<br> |
| * [[Chief of Engineers|Chief Engineer]]
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| * [[HECP|HECP List]]
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| * [[:Category:Researchers|Researchers]]
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| * [[:Category:Arsenals|Arsenals]]
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| ==USForts Blog==
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| [http://usforts.com USForts.com Blog] is our new blog describing our visits to forts and batteries. If you want to blog about your fort visits, contact me and I will establish an author login for you. [[User:John Stanton|John]]. The archives for our old USForting.com blog can be accessed at [[Recent Blog Posts|USForting.com Archive]].
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| * [http://www.usforts.com/2014/06/visited-2910-jun-2014-point-grey.html Point Grey Battery in Vancouver BC]
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| * [http://www.usforts.com/2014/05/american-and-english-camp-on-san-juan.html American and English Camp on San Juan Island]
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| * [http://www.usforts.com/2014/03/fort-churchill-nevada.html Fort Churchill, Nevada]
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| * [http://www.usforts.com/2013/08/fort-mackinac-on-mackinac-island.html?spref=fb Fort Mackinac - Mackinac Island, Michigan]
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| * [http://www.usforts.com/2013/08/fort-wayne-detroit-michigan.html Fort Wayne - Detroit, Michigan]
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| * [http://www.usforts.com/2013/08/saint-helen-island-fort-montreal-canada.html Saint Helen Island Fort, Montreal, Canada]
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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/2013/04/fort-massachusetts-on-ship-island.html Fort Massachusetts on Ship Island, Mississippi]
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| * [http://www.usforts.com/2013/03/fort-marcy-in-santa-fe-new-mexico.html Fort Marcy in Santa Fe, New Mexico]
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| * [http://www.usforts.com/2013/01/long-point-military-reservation.html Long Point Military Reservation, California]
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| * [http://www.usforts.com/2012/12/battery-townsley-revisited.html Battery Townsley Revisited]
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| * [http://www.usforts.com/2012/11/mission-la-purisima-lompoc-california.html Mission La Purisima, Lompoc, California]
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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/camp-river-dubois-in-illinois.html Camp River Dubois in Illinois]
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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/2012/08/harbor-defense-of-kingston-ontario.html Harbor Defense of Kingston, Ontario]
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| * [http://www.usforts.com/2012/07/fort-ticonderoga-new-york.html Fort Ticonderoga, New York]
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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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| * [http://www.usforts.com/2012/06/fire-control-tower-test-post.html Cape Elizabeth Military Reservation, Maine]
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