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Fort William Henry
(Encyclopedia) Fort William Henry, at the southern end of Lake George, NE N.Y.; built by the English in 1755. In 1757, during the last conflict of the French and Indian Wars, it was captured and…Fort McHenry
(Encyclopedia) Fort McHenry, former U.S. military post in Baltimore harbor; built 1794–1805. In the War of 1812 it was bombarded (Sept. 13–14, 1814) by a British fleet under Sir Alexander Cochrane,…dolomite
(Encyclopedia) dolomitedolomitedōˈləmītˌ, dŏlˈə– [key]. 1 Mineral, calcium magnesium carbonate, CaMg (CO3)2. It is commonly crystalline and is white, gray, brown, or reddish in color with a vitreous…Chimney Rock National Monument
(Encyclopedia) Chimney Rock National Monument, 4,726 acres (1,913 hectares), SW Colorado; est. 2012. Located in San Juan National Forest, it is bordered by the Southern Ute reservation. Within the…Sela
(Encyclopedia) Sela or SelahSelasēˈlə [key] [Heb.,=rock], in the Bible, unidentified town, S of the Dead Sea. Amaziah captured it and renamed it Joktheel. Some identify Sela with Petra. Sela in the…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Mont Blanc
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Hymn to Intellectual BeautyFragment: HomeMont Blanc Lines Written in the Vale of Chamouni 1. The everlasting universe of things Flows through the mind, and rolls…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, May 23, 1804
Day 20 Day 22 Clark, May 23, 1804 Wednesday May 23rd 8 Indians Kick. Came to Camp with meat we recved their pesents of 3 Deer & gave them Whisky. Set out early run on a log under water…Fort Pierce
(Encyclopedia) Fort Pierce, city (2020 pop. 47,297), seat of St. Lucie co., SE Fla., on Indian River (a lagoon; part of the Intracoastal Waterway);…Fort Chipewyan
(Encyclopedia) Fort ChipewyanFort Chipewyanchĭpəwīˈən [key], trading post, NE Alta., Canada, at the west end of Lake Athabasca. The old Fort Chipewyan, on the south shore, was built for the North…Beloit
(Encyclopedia) Beloit Beloit bəˈloit [key], city (2020 pop. 36,657), Rock co., S Wis., on the Rock River; inc…Trending
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