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Fort Henry, in United States history

(Encyclopedia)Fort Henry, Confederate fortification on the Tennessee River, S of the Ky.-Tenn. line; site of the first major Union victory of the Civil War (Feb. 6, 1862). The fort was attacked and reduced by Union...

Fort Matanzas National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Fort Matanzas National Monument: see Saint Augustine, Fla.; National Parks and Monuments, tablenational parks and monuments, table. ...

Castle Pinckney

(Encyclopedia)Castle Pinckney, fortification on Shutes Folly, an island in the harbor of Charleston, S.C.; built in 1797, when war with France seemed imminent; named for the American diplomat Charles Cotesworth Pin...

Fort Henry, in Canadian history

(Encyclopedia)Fort Henry: see Kingston, Ont., Canada. ...

Fort Raleigh National Historic Site

(Encyclopedia)Fort Raleigh National Historic Site: see Roanoke Island. ...

Fort Anne National Historic Site

(Encyclopedia)Fort Anne National Historic Site: see Annapolis Royal, N.S., Canada. ...

Fort Bowie National Historic Site

(Encyclopedia)Fort Bowie National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Fort Larned National Historic Site

(Encyclopedia)Fort Larned National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Fort Point National Historic Site

(Encyclopedia)Fort Point National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Fort Scott National Historic Site

(Encyclopedia)Fort Scott National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...