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	Fort Mackinac - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Fort Mackinac was a military outpost garrisoned from the late 18th century to the late 19th century on Mackinac Island in the U.S. state of Michigan.
		During 1780-1781, Patrick Sinclair, the lieutenant governor of Michilimackinac constructed a new limestone fort on the limestone bluffs of Mackinac Island.
		During the mid 19th century, the fort became an important staging area for exploration of the northern Michigan Territory, including the 1832 expedition under the command of Lewis Cass to explore the headwaters of the Mississippi River.
	en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Fort_Mackinac (2072 words)

	The lost treasure of Fort Holmes.
		Fort Holmes was a military outpost in 1834 located in Oklahoma Indian Territory on the South Canadian River.
		The land where the fort is believed to have been has never been cultivated or cleared; anything that was left by the residents is still there waiting to be discovered.
		Holmes, the fort was built in 1834 and it was home to two companies of infantry and was used by several troops passing through this rugged Indian Territory.
	thelongestlistofthelongeststuffatthelongestdomainnameatlonglast.com /treasures82.html (473 words)

	HOLMES HOUSE (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		This fort on the south bank of the Tees was discovered from the air by Prof.
		The Holmes House location is not spectacular, and it is possible that this fort was succeeded after a short period by the better-placed camp at Piercebridge.
		Three-quarters of a mile south-east of Piercebridge (Durham), at Holmes House farm, on the south bank of the Tees, a fort is represented by a single broad ditch enclosing an area of about 270 ft. from east to west by 240 ft. from north to south.
	www.roman-britain.org.cob-web.org:8888 /places/holmes_house.htm (230 words)

	Michigan Historical Marker: Historic Fort Mackinac (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Fort Mackinac was first built by the British in 1780-81.
		At the outbreak of the War of 1812 the British seized the island and built Fort George.
		This fort, which you see to the north beyond the Rifle Range, was renamed Fort Holmes by the Americans who reoccupied the island in 1815.
	www.michmarkers.com.cob-web.org:8888 /Pages/S0189.htm (97 words)

	Michigan Historical Marker: Fort Holmes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Here in 1812 on the island's highest point, a blockhouse and stockade were built by the British and named Fort George.
		After the war the Americans renamed the post in honor of Maj. Holmes who was killed during the American assault in 1814.
		The fort was not maintained by the Americans however.
	www.michmarkers.com /Pages/S0078.htm (83 words)

	Shepler's Mackinac Island Ferry (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Families, especially children, love to explore the historic, natural beauty of Mackinac Island State Park, honored by National Geographic as one of the ten finest in America.
		* Marquette Park, at the foot of Fort Mackinac, was dedicated in 1909 as a park for the people.
		* Fort Holmes features a panoramic view of the Fort Mackinac and the Straits of Mackinac at the island's highest point--320 feet above Lake Level.
	www.sheplersferry.com.cob-web.org:8888 /attractions/island.html (348 words)

	A visit to Fort Holmes, Michigan (MI) (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The community of Fort Holmes is located in the eastern region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).
		The community of Fort Holmes is located in Mackinac County.
		Fort Holmes lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight savings time.
	www.roadsidethoughts.com.cob-web.org:8888 /08/c08_3138200.htm (197 words)

	Bald Head Island Rentals - Island History (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Long ago, pirates watched for vessels that would run aground on the treacherous Frying Pan Shoals, then commandeered the unsuspecting victims' cargo and valuables.
		During the mid-19th century, a Civil War fort was built on Bald Head Island.
		The primary objective of the solders at Bald Head Island's Fort Holmes was to deny approaching ships access into the Cape Fear River Inlet.
	www.baldheadislandrentals.com.cob-web.org:8888 /history.php (351 words)

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