Quaint and Historic Forts of North America

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Author

Hammond, John Martin, 1886-1939

Credits

E-text prepared by MWS, Bryan Ness, John Campbell, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team ( www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive ( archive.org) and the Google Books Library Project ( books.google.com)

Language

English

LoC Class

E151: History: America: United States

Subject

Fortification -- North America

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 54746

Release Date

June 7, 2017

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.QUAINT AND HISTORIC FORTS OF NORTH AMERICA
2. 2.PREFACE
3. 3.CONTENTS
4. 4.ILLUSTRATIONS
5. 5.STRONGHOLDS OF THE PAST
6. 6.FORT INDEPENDENCE (CASTLE WILLIAM) CASTLE ISLAND—BOSTON HARBOR
7. 7.FORT COLUMBUS, OR JAY GOVERNOR’S ISLAND—NEW YORK HARBOR
8. 8.TICONDEROGA LAKE CHAMPLAIN—NEW YORK
9. 9.CROWN POINT LAKE CHAMPLAIN—NEW YORK
10. 10.THE HEIGHTS OF QUEBEC (THE CITADEL, CASTLE ST. LOUIS) CANADA
11. 11.FORT ANNAPOLIS ROYAL ANNAPOLIS—ANNAPOLIS BASIN, NOVA SCOTIA
12. 12.THE CITADEL AT HALIFAX NOVA SCOTIA
13. 13.FORT GEORGE CASTINE—MAINE
14. 14.FORT FREDERICK PEMAQUID—MAINE
15. 15.FORT NIAGARA AT MOUTH OF NIAGARA RIVER—NEW YORK
16. 16.FORT ONTARIO OSWEGO—NEW YORK
17. 17.FORT MICHILLIMACKINAC AND FORT HOLMES MACKINAC ISLAND—MICHIGAN
18. 18.FORT MASSAC NEAR METROPOLIS—ILLINOIS
19. 19.WEST POINT, ITS ENVIRONS AND STONY POINT AT ENTRANCE TO HUDSON HIGHLANDS—NEW YORK
20. 20.FORT CONSTITUTION (FORT WILLIAM AND MARY) GREAT ISLAND NEAR PORTSMOUTH—NEW HAMPSHIRE
21. 21.FORTS TRUMBULL AND GRISWOLD NEW LONDON AND GROTON, ON THE THAMES—CONNECTICUT — FOOTNOTE:
22. 22.FORT MIFFLIN ON THE DELAWARE—PHILADELPHIA
23. 23.FORT McHENRY BALTIMORE
24. 24.FORT MARION ST. AUGUSTINE—FLORIDA
25. 25.LA FUERZA, MORRO CASTLE, AND OTHER DEFENCES HAVANA—CUBA
26. 26.FORT SAN CARLOS PENSACOLA BAY—FLORIDA
27. 27.THE PRESIDIO OF SAN FRANCISCO GOLDEN GATE—CALIFORNIA
28. 28.FORT ADAMS AND NEWPORT’S DEFENSIVE RUINS NEWPORT—RHODE ISLAND
29. 29.FORT MONROE OLD POINT COMFORT—VIRGINIA
30. 30.FORTS SUMTER AND MOULTRIE NEAR CHARLESTON—SOUTH CAROLINA
31. 31.FORT PULASKI AT MOUTH, SAVANNAH RIVER—GEORGIA
32. 32.FORT MORGAN MOBILE BAY—ALABAMA
33. 33.FORTS JACKSON AND ST. PHILIP AT THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI—LOUISIANA
34. 34.FORT SNELLING NEAR ST. PAUL—MINNESOTA
35. 35.FORT LARAMIE AT THE FORKS OF THE PLATTE RIVER—WYOMING
36. 36.THE ALAMO AND FORT SAM HOUSTON SAN ANTONIO—TEXAS
37. 37.OTHER WESTERN FORTS
38. 38.FORT VANCOUVER COLUMBIA RIVER—WASHINGTON
39. 39.FORT YUMA AT HEAD OF NAVIGATION, COLORADO RIVER—CALIFORNIA
40. 40.VALLEY FORGE—YORKTOWN—VICKSBURG—LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN—GETTYSBURG—THE “CRATER”
41. 41.INDEX

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