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	Fort Orange - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Fort Orange (also Fort Oranje or Fort Oranije) was the first permanent Dutch settlement in New York.
		It was a replacement for Fort Nassau, which was built in 1614 on nearby Castle Island, in the Hudson River and served as a trading post until 1617, when it was abandoned due to frequent flooding.
		Fort Orange was a small wooden structure, erected in 1624 by the Dutch West India Company as a fur trading post on the west bank of the Hudson River just south of the where the city of Albany now stands.
	www.pineville.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Fort_Orange (198 words)

	Fort Nassau - Wikipedia
		De naam Fort Nassau werd gebruikt door de Nederlanders in de 17e eeuw voor een aantal fortificaties, voornamelijk van het Huis van Oranje.
		Senegal, samen met Fort Oranje gebouwd op een eiland dat gekocht was van de hoofdman van een lokale stam.
		In Nederland in Aardenburg, Zeeland, oorspronkelijk genaamd Fort Nieuw Terhofstede, samen met het onvermijdelijke Fort Oranje, gebouwd in 1621-1622.
	nl.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fort_Nassau (152 words)

	Other Slave Castles
		Fort Christianborg was originally built in 1525 by the Swedes as a lodge, but in 1660 it was taken by the Dutch.
		The land Fort Nassau sits on was originally used between 1595 and 1600 for a small unfortified lodge to trade gold, but in 1610 the fort was attacked by the Portuguese and burnt to the ground.
		This fort was built by the Danes, captured by the Dutch in 1725 and renamed Fort Hollandia, and abandoned by in 1815.
	www.mtholyoke.edu /~rmcamara/page9.html (559 words)

	Fort Nassau: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Fort Nassau
		The name Fort Nassau was used by the Dutch in the 17th century for several fortifications, mostly trading stations, named for the House of Orange.
		Senegal, along with Fort Oranje constructed on an island purchased from the head of a local tribe.
		In the Netherlands at Aardenburg[?] in Zeeland, originally named Fort Nieuw Terhofstede, together with the inevitable Fort Oranje constructed in 1621-1622.
	www.encyclopedian.com /fo/Fort-Nassau.html (159 words)

	Fort Nassau on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		After the Swedes evacuated Fort Elfsborg, the Dutch destroyed Fort Nassau.
		Nassau Gets More Spirit!; Spirit Airlines Announces Service between Orlando and Nassau, Bahamas to Begin November 10, 2005 with Fares Starting at $59*.
		Nassau County, Fla., official joins northwestern Florida economic council.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/F/FortN1ass.asp (485 words)

	USS Nassau (LHA 4)
		NASSAU crew members also participated in numerous goodwill projects, including the repainting of nursing homes in Israel and France, replanting 7,000 trees on a fire-ravaged hillside in France, blood donations in Spain, and hosting orphan visits throughout the Mediterranean.
		NASSAU was also a clearing house for passengers, mail and cargo transiting to or from ships in the Eastern Mediterranean, at times more than tripling her normal workload in this vital support role.
		NASSAU was underway again in early February for operations in the Caribbean; operations which ultimately resulted in supporting a drug summit meeting between President Bush and the leaders of three South American countries to discuss the worldwide peril of international drug trafficking.
	navysite.de /ships/lha4.htm (2241 words)

	Delaware River Section - Fort Nassau (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The fort and trading post on the Delaware was moved further upriver, to a site on the eastern shore, and was christened Fort Nassau.
		In 1651, Peter Stuyvesant, director-general of New Netherland, abandoned Fort Nassau, and relocated to a position on the west side of the river and below the Swedish fort, thus countering the Swedish move.
		Fort Nassau is today the site of Gloucester City, New Jersey, adjacent to Camden and across the river from Philadelphia.
	www.nnp.org /newvtour/regions/Delaware/fort_nassau.html (272 words)

	USS NASSAU LHA-4 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		NASSAU was honored during this deployment when President George H. Bush selected NASSAU as the site for a special Thanksgiving Day meal with Sailors and Marines thousands of miles from home.
		In addition to her primary role as a Marine transport, NASSAU has served as a flagship, logistics hub for incoming and outgoing mail, cargo and other supplies, combat search and rescue, and the tactical recovery and rescue of downed aircraft and personnel.
		NASSAU returned to Norfolk on May 29, completing its longest deployment to date, 277 days, and earning the right to fly the Homeward Bound Pennant on the journey home.
	www.nassau.navy.mil /history.html (842 words)

	Another hit- from Guyana: Land of Six Peoples
		Apart from gravestones, there are only foundations to be found at the Fort Nassau location, some fifty-six miles up the Berbice River, while in the case of Kykoveral situated at the entrance to the Mazaruni River, it is just the archway and again the foundations which have survived the depredations of time.
		Unlike either Fort Nassau or Fort Kykoveral, a fair amount is known about the origins of Fort Zeelandia, which was named after the Dutch province of Zeeland.
		While it is commendable that the Government is taking a direct interest in Fort Island, and is to rehabilitate the road, it still has to be borne in mind that this is a historical site, and the roadway cannot be treated in the same way as the streets of Georgetown.
	www.landofsixpeoples.com /news/ns10720.htm (611 words)

	Other Area Attractions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Fort Charlotte is the largest and most interesting of the three forts found in Nassau.
		Fort Montagu Nassau Bahamas was finished the latter end July, 1742, and mounted eight 18, three 9, and six 6 pounders.
		Fort Fincastle, Nassau Bahamas, overlooking the town from Bennet's Hill was built by Lord Dunmore, about 1793 who named it after his second title, Viscount Fincastle.
	www.cloom.com /bahamas_other_area_attractions.html (534 words)

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		Nassau's past is preserved in rich little pockets of history almost hidden throughout the country's capital.
		Fort Charlotte is every boy's dream of what a fort should be, with a surrounding moat and wooden bridge, thick walls with holes for cannons and muskets, corridors, staircases and dungeons carved into the solid rock.
		Fort Nassau was completed in 1697 to defend the entrance to Nassau Harbour but was destroyed six years later by a Spanish-French invasion force.
	caribbean.com /cms/.../Historic_Sites_in_Nassau_Bahamas_L148.html (1092 words)

	Ambassadair Travel Club - Nassau, Bahamas
		Nassau is one of the best-known sport fishing regions in the world-the marlin is even captured on the $100 Bahamian bill.
		An 18th-century fort with waterless moat, drawbridge, ramparts, and dungeons.
		Nassau shops bulge with duty-free merchandise where the savings range between 30-50 percent in quality crystal, fine watches, china, perfume, gems, jewelry, porcelain, glass, leather, and of course the local favorites from the Straw Market-where you can haggle for real bargains in straw work, wood carvings, and shell-work.
	www.ambassadair.com /vacations/dest_info/nassau (5560 words)

	The Nassau Guardian - FORT CHARLOTTE GETS A FACELIFT÷
		After a series of renovations to the largest fort in The Bahamas including new disabled person access ramps, safety rails, lighting, landscaping and audio tour displays and additional training for tour guides, the fort will be the first to charge an entrance fee.
		It was at Fort Charlotte where the American and British flags were hoisted as the ruling French flag was lowered and later it was the background of the first hoisting of the Bahamian flag as the British flag came down.
		New entry rates at Fort Charlotte are $2 for resident adults, $5 for non-resident adults, $3 for non-resident seniors over 60 and $1 for all children, local and guests, under 14.
	www.thenassauguardian.com /social_community/279740867073184.php (747 words)

	Albany Section - Fort Nassau (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		In 1614 or 1615, only a few years after Henry Hudson’s exploration of the area, Dutch traders constructed a fort at what they knew to be the crucial fur-trading nexus on the North (i.e., Hudson) River.
		While Fort Nassau was shortlived, it has an important role in history.
		While a footnote to history, then, Fort Nassau would also be the harbinger of all that was to come in the Dutch colony.
	www.nnp.org /newvtour/regions/Albany/fortnassau.html (269 words)

	Geographia Caribbean - Curacao Exploring
		Fort Beekenburg, built in 1703 to defend the outer bays, has been well preserved, and its main tower is still standing.
		Fort Waakzaamheid was beseiged by Captain Bligh of "Mutiny On the Bounty" fame in 1804, and an English cannonball is still imbedded in one of its walls.
		Fort Nassau, which was named for the Dutch Royal House of Orange, was built in 1797 and has been preserved in close to its original state, with the recent addition of a restaurant and discotheque.
	www.geographia.com /curacao/exploring.htm (1171 words)

	Fort Nassau (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The name Fort Nassau was used by the Dutch in the 17th century for several fortifications mostly trading stations for the House of Orange.
		Senegal along with Fort Oranje constructed on island purchased from the head of a tribe.
		Ghana along with Fort Oranje and Fort Later used for the slave trade.
	www.freeglossary.com /Fort_Nassau (525 words)

	Delaware: the very beginning
		Fort Nassau served primarily as a storehouse and trading post, but was only inhabited regularly in the winter, when the best pelts could be found.
		This fort was built on the west side of the river, and quickly usurped trade with the Minquas.
		With the construction of Fort Casimir, Fort Nassau was dismantled.
	www.udel.edu /anthro/decunzo/read/z.htm (418 words)

	11th Hour - Last Minute Travel and Vacations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Nassau, located on the island of New Providence, it boasts a population of more than 175,000 people.
		In times gone by, Nassau was an international playground for the rich.
		Nassau - Ideally situated in the heart of Nassau's downtown district, on the site of historical Old Fort Nassau, th...
	www.11thhourvacations.com /nav.php?n&departure=LND&location=581&type=1&sort=rating_down (259 words)

	Fort Nassau will leave you breathless
		Established by the Dutch, Fort Nassau is located about 88km upstream from New Amsterdam on the eastern bank of the Berbice River.
		The settlement at Fort Nassau enjoyed a rather precarious existence as the latter years of the 17th and 18th century were characterised by warfare.
		If the mystique of Fort Nassau’s history is not enough to entice one to visit, then the richness of Mother Nature should leave you breathless.
	www.landofsixpeoples.com /news02/nc204149.htm (896 words)

	VIRTOURIST.COM: 16/24.- Nassau, Fort Fincastle tourist information
		Nassau used to be heavily fortified, and many of the forts can still be visited.
		Fort Fincastle overlooks Bennet's Hill, and offers a stunning view over the city which stretches at its feet.
		The view from its tower encompasses all of the island of New Providence (on which Nassau is built), and includes Paradise Island, just off the coast.
	www.virtourist.com /america/nassau/16.htm (59 words)

	Bargain Rates and Vacation Packages to Nassau Bahamas, Paradise Island, and Abaco Travel packages and Honeymoons, ...
		Located in the Bahamas on Nassau's world-renowned Cable Beach, this impressive resort is a retreat for couples who prefer indulgence without limit and luxury without boundary.
		Nassau is the home of the Bahamian national capital.
		Nassau is the home of weatherbean, ancient forts; elegant noble architecture; and fine local and international crafts and goods, which make Nassau a vibrant center for entertainment as well as commerce.
	www.all-inclusive-vacations.com /Bahamas/nassau.htm (2266 words)

	USS Nassau (LHA 4)
		USS NASSAU (LHA 4) is the fourth of the Navy's TARAWA-class general purpose assault ships.
		NASSAU crew members appeared twice on the NBC "Today Show," featuring their goodwill efforts.
		NASSAU was recognized for excellence when President George Bush selected the ship for a Thanksgiving Day service.
	www.navysite.de /ships/lha4.htm (2241 words)

	Apple Vacations: Great deals on Bahaman Vacation packages
		Catch the spirit in Nassau, the bustling hub of the Bahamas since the days of the legendary pirate Blackbeard.
		Nassau - Ideally situated in the heart of Nassau's downtown district, on the site of historical Old Fort Nassau, this totally...
		Nassau - This hotel is located in downtown Nassau overlooking Junkanoo Beach, within walking distance of the straw market and...
	www.applevacations.com /showDestination.do?command=showDestination&destinationCode=NAS (647 words)

	Fodor's Travel Guides \| Forums Messages
		I have been told Fort Nassau has an excellent view of the entire city and Bistro Le Clochard and Gouverneur de Rouville also have nice views.
		I made a reservation for dinner at Fort Nassau and plan to have cocktails close to the water afterwards.
		Not to throw thorns into this, but Fort Nassau, although an excellent view, is the only place that we've ever had bad food on the island.
	www.fodors.com /forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=5&tid=34687442&numresponses=1&start=0 (487 words)

	Fort Nassau -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The name Fort Nassau was used by the (The West Germanic language of the Netherlands) Dutch in the (Click link for more info and facts about 17th century) 17th century for several fortifications, mostly trading stations, named for the (Click link for more info and facts about House of Orange-Nassau) House of Orange-Nassau.
		(A republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea) Ghana, along with Fort Oranje and Fort Amsterdam.
		On a hill on the (Region including the Caribbean islands) Caribbean island of (A popular island resort in the Netherlands Antilles) Curaçao near (Click link for more info and facts about Willemstad) Willemstad, later converted to a restaurant.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/f/fo/fort_nassau.htm (305 words)

	Bahamas hotel - British Colonial Hilton, Nassau, Bahamas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Situated within 5 minutes walk of the shopping district in Nassau and next door to the financial center.
		Situated on Bay Street in the center of Nassau Bahamas, the hotel is just minutes from the port and within 20 minutes of the airport.
		The spruced-up Old World-style plaza — flanked by Nassau’s nineteenth-century parliament buildings — brings a new sense of vibrancy to a downtown that still employs horse-drawn surreys and directs traffic with bobbies in trim white jackets and colorful pith helmets.
	www.bahama-hotels.com (375 words)

	New Sweden and the New World, Page 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Printz's strategy was to build Fort Elfsborg south of Fort Nassau to control traffic on the Delaware Bay.
		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.
	www.phmc.state.pa.us /ppet/morton/page2.asp?secid=31 (710 words)

	Turquoise Net - The Bahamas : Places to Stay - Nassau/Paradise Island
		Ideally situated in the heart of Nassau's financial district, the British Colonial Hilton Nassau, previously the site of Old Fort Nassau, and set on eight tropical beachfront acres, offers guests a luxurious blend of business and pleasure.
		Surrounded by tropical gardens and the azure Caribbean just beyond, it is the perfect setting that is both restful and resplendent, befitting a mansion that has the only five-star restaurant in the entire Caribbean.
		Development rises up the southern hillside to the crest of the island, where Nassau Harbour is located, and consists of 22 villas, 12 townhouses, 32 one-bedroom suites, and 6 penthouses.
	www.turq.com /bahamas/nassau/placestostayindex.php (588 words)

	Nassau / Paradise Island Honeymoons
		This spectacular hotel occupies the 17th-century Old Fort Nassau site and is the only downtown hotel with a private beach.
		This palm-fringed Inn is nestled in the heart of Old Nassau, surrounded by a lush tropical garden with the Caribbean just beyond, with world class accommodations and exceptional amenities.
		Located on Nassau Harbor across from the beach, the hotel is walking distance to the business district, Historic Bay St., the Straw Market and duty free shopping.
	www.honeymoon-finder.com /nassau-honeymoons.htm (894 words)

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