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	Encyclopedia: Fort Washington
		Fort Washington (New York) was a fortified position near the north end of Manhattan Island and was located at the highest point on the island.
		The fort was held by American forces as the British completed their occupation of New York City in 1776 during the American Revolutionary War.
		Fort Washington was a fort located at the upermost tip of Manhattan New York overlooking the Hudson River which was held by the Americans during the American Revolutionary War.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Fort-Washington (1036 words)

	The American Revolution (Fort Washington)
		By 3:00 PM the Germans had reached Fort Washington from the north, and the British were in view on the east and south.
		Washington would soon make his winter headquarters in New Jersey for a number of reasons, one of which was to protect the invaluable forges and furnaces in the northwestern part of the state.
		Washington's trusted friend Reed termed this a "fatal indecision of mind." Many British were light-headed after their successful New York campaign and felt that the end of the war must be near.
	theamericanrevolution.org /battles/bat_fwas.asp (1806 words)

	ipedia.com: Fort Washington Article
		Alternate uses: Fort Washington Fort Washington was a fortified position near the north end of Manhattan Island and was located at the highest point on the island.
		Fort Washington was a fortified position near the north end of Manhattan Island and was located at the highest point on the island.
		The fort was held by American forces as the British completed their occupation of New York City in 1776 during the American Revolution.
	www.ipedia.com /fort_washington.html (237 words)

	Pennsylvania State Parks - Fort Washington - PA DCNR
		Fort Washington State Park and the community of Fort Washington take their name from the temporary fort built here by soldiers of the American Revolution in the fall of 1777.
		Although Fort Washington State Park is beyond the boundaries of Philadelphia, the cityâs famous Fairmount Park Commission began acquiring land here in the early 1920s.
		It is operated by the Fort Washington Historical Society and is periodically open to the public.
	www.dcnr.state.pa.us /stateparks/parks/fortwashington.aspx (1292 words)

	Fort Pearce, Washington County, Utah (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		Washington County is a very rugged, rough land and the early pioneers had to carve out roads by hand and couldn't just cut through hills as the builders of the highways of today do.
		Fort Pearce was built along this thoroughfare about twelve miles southeast of St. George near the Arizona border near the base of the Hurricane cliffs.
		He built the fort at the site of a spring and wash (both of which now bear his name.) At one point in 1865 it was reported that 20 to 30 men were guarding there.
	www.lofthouse.com /USA/Utah/washington/ftpearce.html (514 words)

	History of Fort Washington
		Located on Peirce's Island, Fort Washington was built in 1775 under orders of Major General John Sullivan, overall commander of the Portsmouth harbor defenses, to command the Piscataqua River at "the Narrows" and to provide crossfire with Fort Sullivan directly across the river on Seavey's Island.
		The fort was designed by Captain Ezekiel Worthen, who also designed Fort Sullivan and the Clark's Point Redoubt on New Castle Island, and who, with the rank of Major, later replaced General Sullivan as the overall commander of the Portsmouth harbor defenses.
		The fort was in ruins by 1850, and was probably not used at all during the Civil War.
	www.geocities.com /nhfortress/Fort_Washington/history.html (504 words)

	WPI Department of Military Science - GEN George Washington's Campaigns of 1776 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		As a result, Washington knew victory in New York would be essential for the survival of the American cause.
		General Washington led the patriots through two motivational victories in a campaign described by historians as the "Christmas Campaign." Washington attacked the British first at Trenton and then at Princeton in order to seize the offensive after losing his hold on New York in the previous year.
		Washington used their deployment to Trenton to his advantage by ordering a detachment of men to delay the British army while the American army maneuvered around them to attack Princeton.
	www.wpi.edu /Academics/Depts/MilSci/BTSI/abs_wash.html (573 words)

	Fort Washington Park
		The first Fort Washington was completed in 1809 and guarded the Nation’s Capital until it was destroyed by its own garrison in 1814.
		Fort Washington was garrisoned as the outer defense for the city.
		Fort Washington was returned to the army and became the home of the Adjutant General’s School.
	www.nps.gov /fowa/extend.htm (455 words)

	AllRefer.com - Fort Washington (U.S. History) - Encyclopedia
		Fort Washington, military post during the American Revolution, situated on the highest point of Manhattan island, New York City, overlooking the Hudson River opposite Fort Lee, N.J. It was a hastily built earthwork with no water supply within its walls and no fortifications able to withstand a strong attack.
		When Gen. George Washington was retreating before the British general William Howe, in 1776, he left a garrison under Gen. Nathanael Greene at Fort Washington.
		In spite of Washington's advice to abandon the fort, Greene chose to remain.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/F/FortWash.html (213 words)

	History of WaHI: Fort Tryon Park - Washington Heights & Inwood Online
		Fort Tryon was a northern defense for Fort Washington located on 183rd Street and Fort Washington Avenue.
		During the British occupation of the area, the fort in the park was named for the last British Governor of the Province of New York, Major General Sir William Tryon.
		Peter...I have similar memories of life in Washington Heights and times in Fort Tryon Park, the Cloisters, and sledding down Suicide Hill (I never knew the story behind it...thanks for the info!) I, too, was born in 1950 and went to PS 187.
	www.washington-heights.us /history/archives/000292.html (3100 words)

	Fort Washington Real Estate and Homes for Sale in Prince George's County, Maryland
		Fort Washington was once a powerful military fortress that protected the water approach to our nation’s capital.
		The fort itself — one of the few U.S. seacoast fortifications still in its original form — is now part of the 341-acre Fort Washington National Park.
		The community of Fort Washington is located in one of the most diverse and affluent counties in the nation.
	www.fortwashington-maryland.com (756 words)

	Fort Washington (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		Fort Washington was supposed to be something of an American Gibraltar, a rock commending a narrow waterway that could be held by a small force against an overwhelming enemy assault.
		The commanders in the fort and Washington's subordinates always felt the fort could be held, and if not, the defenders could easily be evacuated across the Hudson River.
		Margaret Cochran Corbin was wounded in action while helping to fire one of the fort's cannons after she took up the responsibilities of her wounded husband.
	www.nyfreedom.com /fortwashington.htm (224 words)

	FMMC Military Community • Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		Fort McNair’s pedestrian turnstile next to the U.S. Post Office at the Main Gate is open only for outgoing pedestrian traffic 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
		Fort McNair’s Main Gate pedestrian walk-thru is open for both in and outbound pedestrian traffic from 5 a.m.
		Fort McNair’s Industrial College of the Armed Forces walk-through gate is open from 6 a.m.
	www.fmmc.army.mil (226 words)

	FORT WASHINGTON PARK - Historical Sign
		On June 20 1776, Pennsylvania battalions of the Continental Army began constructing a five-bastion fort for General George Washington (1732—1799) at the intersection of present-day Fort Washington Avenue and 183rd Street.
		The highest hill on Manhattan island was an ideal location for the fort, with its views overlooking the Hudson River to the east, the valley of Manhattan as far south as what is now 120th Street, and protection on the north side from Fort Tryon.
		Granite paving outlines the former contours of Fort Washington in the southern portion of nearby Bennett Park.
	www.nycgovparks.org /sub_your_park/historical_signs/hs_historical_sign.php?id=8258 (663 words)

	Fort Washington, Pennsylvania (Cities)
		Fort Washington is located in Montgomery County just north of Philadelphia along Highway 309 near the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers.
		Fort Washington is part of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-New Jersey metro area.
		Fort Washington is the home of the nation's first industrial park.
	www.ohwy.com /pa/f/fortwash.htm (99 words)

	District of Columbia Civil War Battle Fort Stevens American Civil War
		Fort Stevens, now partially restored and located at 13th and Quackenbos Streets, NW, was built to defend the approaches to Washington from the 7th Street Pike (now Georgia Avenue) which was then the main thoroughfare from the north into Washington.
		Originally called Fort Massachusetts by the soldiers from that state who constructed the fort, it was later named after Brigadier General Isaac Ingalls Stevens, who was killed at the Battle of Chantilly, Virginia, September 1, 1862.
		The Battle of Fort Stevens thus marks the only battle in which a President was present and under enemy fire while in office.
	americancivilwar.com /statepic/dc/dc001.html (759 words)

	Untitled Document
		Our responsiveness to the spiritual and practical needs of young and old, our spiritual care fort those facing life challenges, and our meaningful, thoughtful worship services are just a few of the ways in which our faithfulness is expressed.
		All are welcome to be part of the Fort Washington Church family.
		We are blessed to be a spiritual community with people of all ages, from cultures that span the globe, and from a variety of different faith traditions.
	www.fortwashingtonchurch.org (330 words)

	The Battle of Fort Washington
		Fort Washington's works, built the previous July, covered a hill 230 feet high and a mile long.
		Between the 2 forts ran a line of sunken obstructions to prevent British ships from passing up the Hudson.
		It hampered British communication between the island and the country to the north, compelled the maintenance of British troops at Kingsbridge, and was clearly regarded as important by the British, or else they would not attempt its capture.
	www.myrevolutionarywar.com /battles/761116.htm (1683 words)

	Fort Washington News
		Fort Washington, MD --- Tom Cooke's Nuclear Folks showed up in top form and easily captured a $7,400 winners-over feature pace for fillies and mares at Rosecroft Raceway on Saturday.
		Prince George's County rescuers are on the scene of a crash between a car and a gas tanker in Fort Washington that occurred around 6:30 p.m.
		Almost a year to the day that a series of arson fires devastated a Charles County housing development, a federal judge today sentenced the Fort Washington man who organized the crime to nearly 20 years in...
	www.topix.net /city/fort-washington-md (647 words)

	Fort Washington, PA News
		FORT WASHINGTON, Pa., Jan. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Few events in life can match the joy and excitement of bringing home a new baby, but a new survey of 220 first-time mothers conducted by the Caregivers' Advocacy...
		Fort Washington, PA -- The SORB 33 arsenic removal technology and Bayoxide E33 arsenic removal media from Severn Trent Services have been selected for use by the City of Nogales Public Works Department in order...
		Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, USA Description: The first Spring Users Group has been formed in the Philadelphia area and the first meeting will be held on October 27th.
	www.topix.net /city/fort-washington-pa (651 words)

	Military District of Washington - HomePage
		You have reached the most dynamic and exciting command in the military, the U.S. Army Military District of Washington.
		MDW has a multitude of responsibilities ranging from performing expert concerts with the U.S. Army Band, rendering honors at Arlington National Cemetery's Tomb of the Unknowns, to protecting the Nation's capital.
		Copyright © 2005 Military District of Washington, MDW.
	www.mdw.army.mil (74 words)

	Washington (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		Fort Washington - Fort Washington, military post during the American Revolution, situated on the highest point of...
		Washington, University of - Washington, University of, at Seattle; state supported; coeducational; chartered and opened 1861 as...
		Washington, Treaty of - Washington, Treaty of, May, 1871, agreement concluded between the United States and Great Britain...
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0108286.html (440 words)

	Fort Washington- NY Military Museum and Veterans Research Center
		Opposite (West), on the East New Jersey cliffs (Palisades) was Fort Lee (also known as Fort Constitution) and a small Redoubt further north.
		A small redan to the North on the heights was Forest Hill Redoubt (Site of Margaret "Molly" Corbin's manning her husbands gun) further developed by the British as Fort Tryon and further north was Fort Cock Hill.
		This was Washington's last stand (16 Nov 1776) on the island of Manhattan, and after being forced from these works there was a battle at White Plains.
	www.dmna.state.ny.us /forts/fortsT_Z/washingtonFort.htm (144 words)

	Washington, Fort on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		WASHINGTON, FORT [Washington, Fort] N.Y.: see Fort Washington.
		Ariel Sharon dans son bureau de Jerusalem dimanche Fort des assurances que lui a fournies Washington, le Premier ministre.
		Fort Ward, west of Old Town in Alexandria, Virginia, shown on September 9, 2003, was one in a system of forts that Lincoln had built in a ring around Washington, D.C. Today, Fort Ward is restored and
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/x/x-w1shngtnf1t.asp (920 words)

	Fort Washington Park
		Fort Washington, MD Picturesque Fort Washington sits on high ground overlooking the Potomac River and offers a grand view of Washington and the Virginia shoreline.
		CAR - From Washington DC: Capital Beltway (I-495) to Exit 3A (Indian Head Highway or MD210), continue to Fort Washington Road, turn right, follow to the park entrance.
		Access is limited in certain areas of the fort.
	www.hikercentral.com /parks/fowa (473 words)

	Fort Washington Fire Company No. 1 - Fire Police (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		The Fort Washington Fire Company Special Fire Police are responsible for scene security and traffic direction at or near emergency locations.
		When you see a car with a flashing light approaching, please pull over to the side and permit him or her to pass safely.
		While on the scene, Fort Washington Fire Police officers will be wearing bright yellow safety vests with a Fire Police badge and identifying hat.
	www.fortwashingtonfc.org /firepol.html (427 words)

	Fort Washington Circus Honkeys (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		Similar to their expansion season, the Honkeys started hot at the gates, slowed down in the middle of the race, then played lights out down the home stretch.
		Edgerrin reported to the Ft. Washington team this week after spending his entire career on the now-disbanded Fudge Packers.
		The Interns outplayed the Circus Honkeys in this Washington vs. Ft.
	www.jcffl.com /teams/_circushonkeys.htm (746 words)

	Battle of Fort Washington
		In November 1776 the last position the Americans held on Manhattan Island was the area around Fort Washington on the northern tip, known as Harlem Heights.
		With all his troops pinned in Fort Washington under heavy fire, Magaw was forced to surrender to the Hessian general Knyphausen.
		Follow-up: Following the battle Fort Lee on the west bank of the Hudson was abandoned and Washington and the Continental Arm retreated to the Delaware.
	www.britishbattles.com /fort-washington.htm (655 words)

	Fort Lewis Internet
		Miller, who is no stranger to Fort Lewis, returned here after serving as commander of the 504th MP Battalion from 2000 to 2002.
		The Fort Lewis Museum houses an impressive collection of military history dating as far back as the 1700's.
		The Fort Lewis Stray Facility invites soldiers and their families to adopt a new pet.
	www.lewis.army.mil (372 words)

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