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	GORP - Fort Pulaski National Monument, Georgia Coast
		Fort Programs, Activities: Ranger led talks and demonstrations are presented in the fort daily during the summer and on weekends the rest of the year.
		Named for Count Casimir Pulaski, the Polish hero of the American Revolution who lost his life in the unsuccessful siege of Savannah in 1779, it was designed by General Simon Bernard, a distinguished French military engineer, as part of a coastal fortification system adopted by President James Madison after the War of 1812.
		Fort Pulaski belonged to what is known as the Third System of coastal fortifications, developed during the first halt of the 19th century and characterized by greater structural durability than earlier works.
	gorp.away.com /gorp/resource/us_nm/ga_pulas.htm (2308 words)

	New Castle County, Delaware - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The first permanent settlement on Delaware soil was Fort Christina, resulting from Peter Minuet's 1638 expedition in the Kalmar Nyckel.
		Fort Casimir surrendered and was renamed Fort Trinity in 1654.
		The Dutch, having learned of the fall of Fort Casimir, sent Stuyvesant to drive the Swedes from both sides of the river.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/New_Castle_County,_Delaware (1689 words)

	Casimir Pulaski
		Fort Pulaski is named for Count Casimir Pulaski, a Polish soldier-patriot mortally wounded in his efforts to save the city of Savannah from the British during the American RevolutionaryWar.
		Fort Pulaski is composed of 25 million bricks, with seventy-foot pilings drilled into the mud for support of the massive structure.
		The fort is one of thirty coastal fortifications built in response to the War of 1812, when the British burned the young nation's capital.
	www.nps.gov /archive/fopu/local/casimir_pulaski.htm (392 words)

	Fort Christina - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Fort Christina was the first Swedish settlement in North America and the principal settlement of the New Sweden colony.
		In 1654, the Swedes captured Fort Casimir, but the following year in 1655, the Dutch took control of New Sweden, ending the official Swedish colonial presence in North America.
		It is now preserved as Fort Christina State Park on E. 7th Street in Wilmington, along with a replica of the Kalmar Nyckel.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fort_Christina (429 words)

	Delaware Forts
		Dutch seige batteries were located across the Christina River on Tennaconck's Land (a four-gun earthwork); a six-gun logwork south of the fort (Mosquitoburg); a six-gun logwork west of the fort in Christinaham (Ratburg); and a four-gun logwork on Timber Island northwest of the fort (Flyburg).
		An earthwork fort was erected in 1813 and dismantled in 1821.
		Although armed with 131 guns, the fort was used as a POW prison during the Civil War.
	www.geocities.com /naforts/de.html (1471 words)

	Sail1620 - Discover History: Isaac Allerton in Marblehead, New Amsterdam and New Haven
		Fort Orange (Albany, NY) was settled in 1623, Fort Nassau on the east side of the Delaware River (Camden, NJ), was settled in 1625, later abandoned but reoccupied in 1633.
		In 1648 he constructed Fort Beversreed on the west side of the Delaware near the mouth of the Schuykill River (Philadelphia, PA) and in 1651 he built Fort Casimir (New Castle, DE) south and upstream of Fort Christina to control all ships on the Delaware River.
		In 1654 new settlers from Sweden expelled the Dutch from Fort Casimir.
	www.sail1620.org /discover_biography_isaac_allerton_in_marblehead_new_amsterdam_and_new_haven.shtml (4255 words)

	Business Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The settlement served mostly as a trade post for fur trade with the natives and was later replaced by Fort Oranje (or Fort Orange) at present-day Albany.
		In the same year, Fort Nassau was built in the New Jersey area.
		In 1655, the main settlement of New Sweden, Fort Christina, was captured after the Swedes had briefly occupied Fort Casimir.
	www.bizencyclopedia.com /index.php?title=Dutch_colonization_of_the_Americas (997 words)

	The Delaware Finns (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Rising forced the Dutch garrison to vacate the fort and occupied it with the Swedish forces and changed the name to Trefaldighets Fort or Fort Trinity, as it was occupied on the Trinity Sunday.
		Fort Christina was evacuated the same day as the capitulation was signed, the volunteers were thereafter held as prisoners on the Timber Island near the fort and the officers in their own quarters in the fort.
		The Finnish soldiers of the garrison of Fort Trinity were accused in court martial on the Timber Island on September 24, for refusing to fight the Dutch.
	www.genealogia.fi /emi/art/article298ke.htm (2158 words)

	HJA-chapter 13
		Diocese of Gary, established in 1956, from the Diocese of Fort Wayne.
		the Diocese of Lafayette, established in 1944, from the Diocese of Fort Wayne.
		The Rev. John R. Quinlan, assistant at the Cathedral of Fort Wayne, was given charge of the new parish; but he continued to reside at the Cathedral, until the church was ready for dedication.
	home.att.net /~Local_Catholic/HJA-ch13.htm (7526 words)

	Delaware Chapter VII
		Fort Casimir, now regaining its original name, was to be the seat of government, above which no trading vessels were to go, unless they received a permit.
		The result of D’Hinoyossa’s foolhardiness was the sack of the fort, the plunder of the town, the confiscation of the governor’s property, as well as that of several of his supporters, and the selling of the Dutch soldiers into Virginia as slaves.
		When the Senecas approached, three or four men were dispatched to the fort with the offer of peace, while their force remained at a distance; but a Minqua returning from hunting discovered the Senecas, so that the next day those in the fort concluded to meet them with twenty or thirty men.
	www.accessible.com /amcnty/DE/Delaware/delaware7.htm (5229 words)

	New Netherland and New Sweden in North America an history of New york, Albany, Nieuw (New) Nederland and Nya (New) ...
		In 1626 a fort was built on Manhattan Island at the mouth of the Hudson River, this fort was called Fort Amsterdam and around it the town of Nieuw Amsterdam developed, it was destined to become the capital of the Dutch colony, in 1628 the population at Nieuw Amsterdam was of 270 souls.
		This fort, which is at the point of the island, about five or six leagues from the [the river’s] mouth, is called Fort Amsterdam; it has four regular bastions, mounted with several pieces of artillery.
		For the garrison of the said fort and another which they had built still further up against the incursions of the savages, their enemies, there were sixty soldiers.
	www.colonialvoyage.com /newnether.html (2123 words)

	Historic Calendar
		The formation of the village of Beverwijck, established as the Court of Fort Orange and Beverwijck, temporarily resolving the dispute between the Patroonship of Rensselaerswijck and the West India Company.
		Fort Casimir on the Delaware captured by Johan Rising, newly arrived governor of New Sweden, on Trinity Sunday (57 days after Easter); Dutch fort renamed Fort Trefaldighet (Fort Trinity).
		Stuyvesant captures the Swedish fort "Trinity" (former Fort Casimir) at present-day New Castle, Delaware.
	www.nnp.org /nni/Timelines/historical.html (827 words)

	Delaware - MSN Encarta
		During the administration of Governor Johan Björnsson Printz (1643-1653), new forts, houses, mills, and wharves were built, tobacco was planted, and trade with the Native Americans was encouraged.
		In 1656 the Dutch West India Company, in financial difficulties, sold Fort Casimir and the land between the Christina River and Bombay Hook to the city of Amsterdam in The Netherlands.
		A settlement named New Amstel grew up at Fort Casimir and was made the capital of the area.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761564845_10/Delaware.html (1139 words)

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		They built a fort on the present-day location of the city of Wilmington which they named Fort Christina, after Queen Christina of Sweden.
		In May 1654, the Dutch Fort Casimir was conquered by the New Sweden colony, led by governor Johan Rising.
		The fort was taken without force since no gunpowder was present, and the settlement was renamed Fort Trinity.
	www.informationgenius.com /encyclopedia/n/ne/new_sweden.html (365 words)

	The English Civil War Society of America Home Page
		The fort was maintained during the summer, but left empty during the winter, when Indians would usually occupy it.
		Fort Casimir's defenses had been weakened in favor of strengthening Manhattan against a possible attack from New England during the First Anglo-Dutch War.
		September 5th, 1655, Fort Trefaldighet was surrendered to a Dutch expeditionary force of 300+ troops, siege cannon and seven ships, under Petrus Stuyvesant, representing the West India Company.
	www.ecwsa.org /histdutchanddelaware.html (1454 words)

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		In addition to the fort in the vicinity of Albany, another was erected at the southern extremity of Manhattan Island at the mouth of the Hudson.
		Runners were also sent back from the forts, to follow the narrow trails far into the woods, to open communication with new tribes, to examine the country, and to obtain a more intimate acquaintance with the manners and customs of the Indians.
		A fort was also commenced, near the mouth of the river, and a trading post established some miles up the stream, at the point now occupied by the city of Hartford.
	www2.cddc.vt.edu /gutenberg/1/3/8/1/13811/13811-8.txt (19767 words)

	NEW CASTLE - LoveToKnow Article on NEW CASTLE
		In 1651 Governor Peter Stuyvesant of New Netherland established near the place Fort Casimir, as the first determined move in his aggressive policy against the Swedes, who had settled in this vicinity about 1640.
		The Swedes captured the fort in 1654, but this precipitated the crisis in which New Sweden (Delaware) was lost to the Dutch in 1655.
		A fort guarded the passage of the river Shimna here in early times, but the town is entirely modern.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /N/NE/NEW_CASTLE.htm (1381 words)

	HJA-chapter 14
		Diocese of Gary, which was established, in 1956, from the Diocese of Fort Wayne.
		Diocese of Lafayette, which was established in 1944, from the Diocese of Fort Wayne.
		The societies of the parish are: St. Casimir's, for men, since 1898, with 250 members; the Sacred Heart of Jesus Confraternity, since 1899, with 112 members; St. Stanislaus Kostka's Society, with 200 members; St.
	home.att.net /~local_catholic/HJA-ch14.htm (4614 words)

	Tybee Island Georgia Online Island Guide
		This remarkably intact example of 19th century military architecture, with its estimated 25 million brick and 7.5 foot thick walls, is preserved for future generations by the National Park Service as a reminder of the elusiveness of invincibility.
		Fort Pulaski National Monument was established by Presidential Proclamation on October 15, 1924.
		Fort Pulaski National Monument is one of the sites featured in Along the Georgia/Florida Coast, a travel itinerary from the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places that explores America's past through visits to historic places.
	www.tybee.com /fortpulaski.html (731 words)

	New Castle County History
		The first permanent settlement on Delaware soil was Fort Christina, resulting from Peter Minuet's 1638 expedition in the Kalmar Nyckel.
		Fort Casimir surrendered and was renamed Fort Trinity in 1654.
		The Dutch, having learned of the fall of Fort Casimir, sent Stuyvesant to drive the Swedes from both sides of the river.
	www.co.new-castle.de.us /Council/Countyhistory.htm (617 words)

	City of Victoria - Fort Victoria Brick Project Name List (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Antoine Gagnon was an employee at Fort Victoria.
		Casimir Gariépy was an employee at Fort Victoria.
		Francois Gravelle was an employee at Fort Victoria.
	www.city.victoria.bc.ca /archives/archives_refbrk_g.shtml (862 words)

	Delaware Department of Transportation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Further north, the Swedes established Fort Christina in 1638 at the confluence of the Brandywine and Christina Rivers in what is now part of Wilmington.
		The small colony grew and within a few years a fort, church and small farming, community appeared and formed the nucleus for the first permanent European settlement in Delaware.
		Fort Casimir was renamed Fort Trinity, and New Amstel, a farming and trading settlement, arose nearby.
	www.deldot.net /static/projects/archaeology/proposed_rt13/background_regional_history.html (1673 words)

	The Delaware Finns
		The Fort Casimir became the center of the Dutch administration on the Delaware.
		The matter was left to the hands of the sheriff of the Finnish colony, although he was to report it at the court of Fort Casimir, as the crime had been committed within the jurisdiction of the said court.
		Governor Stuyvesant was ordered to deliver and convey to Jacob Alrich the fort and the land on the westside of Minquas or Christina Kill, to the mouth of the bay or river at Bombay Hook, and so far to landward as the boundaries of the Minquas country.
	www.genealogia.fi /emi/art/article298me.htm (8457 words)

	Chronology of Colonial Swedes on the Delaware 1638-1713
		Captain Peter Minuit purchases land on west bank from the Schuylkill River to Bombay Hook, builds Fort Christina at present Wilmington and leaves 24 men, under the command of Lt. Måns Kling, to man the fort and trade with Indians.
		Governor Printz, his forces depleted by deaths and desertions to Maryland, abandons Fort Elfsborg and Fort Korsholm, concentrating his forces at Fort Christina and Fort New Gothenburg.
		Johan Rising, the new Governor, captures Fort Casimir from the Dutch, restoring the entire Delaware River to Swedish control.
	www.colonialswedes.org /History/Chronology.html (2439 words)

	Delaware Department of Transportation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The earliest colonial settlement in Delaware known as Swanendael (“valley of swans”) was made at present Lewes in 1631 under the sponsorship of patrons of the Dutch West India Company Venture was privately financed, but it ended in tragedy as the all-male population was massacred by the local Indians in 1632.
		The Swedish government supported the venture, and Fort Christina became the nucleus of a scattered settlement of Swedish and Finnish farmers known as New Sweden.
		A small fort was also erected at Lewis in 1659 for the purpose of blocking English intrusion, and a few settlers built homes there including 41 dutch Mennonites who established a semi-socialisted community in July of 1663.
	www.deldot.net /static/projects/archaeology/early_action_segment/introduction_regional_history.html (2761 words)

	New Sweden and the New World, Page 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		It was followed by three more forts along the Schuylkill River designed to intercept furs from the Minquas-Indians of the Iroquois family who supplied beaver and otter skins-before they reached the Dutch.
		Stuyvesant erected a Dutch fort farther inland on the Schuylkill, Fort Beversreede-"beaver road"-intended to be the first point of contact with the Minqua traders.
		Not to be outdone, the Dutch built Fort Casimir south of Fort Christina, giving them control of Delaware Bay, with cannons and two warships for enforcement.
	www.phmc.state.pa.us /ppet/morton/page2.asp?secid=31 (710 words)

	Delaware U.S. Senators
		Printz builds Fort Elfsborg at Varckens Kill, N.J., Fort New Gothenburg at Tinicum, Pa. and a blockhouse at Upland (Chester), establishes a tobacco plantation on the Schuylkill; First law court held at Tinicum.
		Peter Stuyvesant, Dutch governor of New Netherland, builds Fort Casimir (now New Castle) just a few miles south of Fort Christina on the Delaware.
		The Swedes capture Fort Casimir and rename it Fort Trinity.
	www.russpickett.com /history/detime.htm (1824 words)

	Appendix A - Magdalen, Part 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Even now, by classic maneuvers with heavy artillery, he was effecting a bloodless capitulation of their stronghold, Fort Casimir.
		Inasmuch as their son Jan, born in 1614, was "the first male born of Europeans in New Netherland" it is reasonable to suppose they were members of the crew of one of the Dutch trading ships which visited Hudson’s river in 1613, the fourth year after his discovery of it.
		By April 1660, three Mohican sachems visited Stuyvesant at Fort Amsterdam to report the despondency of the Esopus tribe over the death of the head sachem and the capture of other members, and the tribe’s willingness to evacuate the whole area if the captured members were released.
	www.rosedalesoftware.com /genealogy/book/S42_M1.html (4798 words)

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		The settlers farmed the fertile flood plains of the Esopus Creek side-by-side with the Esopus Indians, the original settlers of the area.
		In 1657, seeing the strategic practicality of a fort located halfway between New Amsterdam and Fort Orange, Director General Stuyvesant sent soldiers up from New Amsterdam to crush the Esopus Indians and help build a stockade with 40 houses for the settlers.
		With no gunpowder, Fort Casimir surrendered without a shot and was re-named Fort Trinity.
	www.lycos.com /info/new-amsterdam--peter-stuyvesant.html (726 words)

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