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| {{SocialNetworks}} | | '''Fort Wiki is remarkably mainly the work of a single man, John Stanton. He has now passed on the site to the [https://cdsg.org Coast Defence Study Group]. The [https://warlike.info Warlike] website has much more about fortifications worldwide.''' |
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| FortWiki.com is dedicated to documenting the historical [[Forts|forts, camps and stations]] that provided security and protection for the United States and Canada. | | <center> |
| | FortWiki.com is dedicated to documenting the historical [[Forts]] that provided security and protection for the U.S. and Canada. |
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| The goal is to combine the known public information about the forts, stations and batteries with detailed information from individual family histories and genealogies that may not be public. These histories and genealogies are rich with details about ancestors who lived, worked and fought at these forts and stations.
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| ==New & Updated Forts & Camps==
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| [[Fort Foote|Fort Foote, MD]];
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| [[Fort Monroe|Fort Monroe, VA]];
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| [[Fort Wool|Fort Wool, VA]];
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| [[Fort Washington|Fort Washington, MD]];
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| [[Fort Carroll|Fort Carroll, MD]];
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| [[Fort Hunt|Fort Hunt, VA]];
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| [[Fort Howard|Fort Howard, MD]];
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| [[Fort Smallwood|Fort Smallwood, MD]];
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| [[Fort Armistead|Fort Armistead, MD]];
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| [[Fort Vancouver|Fort Vancouver, WA]];
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| [[Fort MacArthur|Fort MacArthur, CA]];
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| [[Fort Rosecrans|Fort Rosecrans, CA]];
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| [[Fort Cronkhite|Fort Cronkhite, CA]];
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| [[Fort Funston|Fort Funston, CA]];
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| [[Fort Humboldt|Fort Humboldt, CA]];
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| [[Fort McDowell|Fort McDowell, CA]];
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| [[Fort Miley|Fort Miley, CA]];
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| [[Fort Point|Fort Point, CA]];
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| [[Fort Mason (2)|Fort Mason (2), CA]];
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| [[Fort Winfield Scott|Fort Winfield Scott, CA]];
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| [[Fort Barry|Fort Barry, CA]];
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| [[Fort Baker|Fort Baker, CA]];
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| [[Fort Slocum (2)|Fort Slocum (2), NY]];
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| [[Fort Inge|Fort Inge, TX]];
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| [[Fort Lincoln|Fort Lincoln, TX]];
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| [[Fort Douglas|Fort Douglas, UT]];
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| [[Fort Harney|Fort Harney, OR]];
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| [[Fort Casey|Fort Casey, WA]];
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| [[Fort_Ebey|Fort_Ebey, WA]];
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| [[Fort Stevens|Fort Stevens, OR]];
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| [[Camp Hayden|Camp Hayden, WA]];
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| [[Fort Michilimackinac|Fort Michilimackinac, MI]];
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| [[Fort Lane|Fort Lane, OR]];
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| [[Fort Pickens|Fort Pickens, FL]];
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| [[Advanced Redoubt|Advanced Redoubt, FL]];
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| [[Fort Clinch|Fort Clinch, FL]];
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| [[Fort Gaines|Fort Gaines, AL]];
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| [[Fort Morgan|Fort Morgan, AL]];
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| [[Fort Edgecomb|Fort Edgecomb, ME]];
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| [[Fort Delaware|Fort Delaware, DE]];
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| [[Fort Bowie|Fort Bowie, AZ]];
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| [[Fort Canby|Fort Canby, WA]];
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| [[Fort Taylor (2)|Fort Taylor, FL]];
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| [[Fort Keogh|Fort Keogh, MT]];
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| [[Camp Barlow|Camp Barlow, OR]];
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| [[Camp McKinley|Camp McKinley, OR]];
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| [[Fort Sam Houston|Fort Sam Houston, TX]];
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| [[Fort Martin Scott|Fort Martin Scott, TX]];
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| [[The Alamo|The Alamo, TX]];
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| [[Fort Orford|Fort Orford, OR]];
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| [[Fort Umpqua (1)|Fort Umpqua, OR]];
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| [[Fort Croghan|Fort Croghan, TX]];
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| [[Fort Abraham Lincoln|Fort Abraham Lincoln, ND]];
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| [[Fort Buford|Fort Buford, ND]];
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| [[Fort Borst|Fort Borst, WA]];
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| [[Fort Dalles|Fort Dalles, OR]];
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| [[Fort Davis|Fort Davis, TX]];
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| [[Fort Stevens (2)|Fort Stevens, DC]];
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| [[Fort Ward|Fort Ward, VA]];
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| [[Fort Yamhill|Fort Yamhill, OR]];
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| [[Fort Hoskins|Fort Hoskins, OR]];
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| [[Fort Ridgely|Fort Ridgely, MN]];
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| ==New & Updated Batteries==
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| [[Battery Lodor|Battery Lodor, CA]];
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| [[Battery Barlow-Saxton|Battery Barlow-Saxton, CA]];
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| [[Battery Leary-Merriam|Battery Leary-Merriam, CA]];
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| [[Battery Osgood-Farley|Battery Osgood-Farley, CA]];
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| [[Battery Calef-Wilkeson|Battery Calef-Wilkeson, CA]];
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| [[Battery Ashburn|Battery Ashburn, CA]];
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| [[Battery Woodward|Battery Woodward, CA]];
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| [[Battery Humphreys|Battery Humphreys, CA]];
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| [[Battery Grant|Battery Grant, CA]];
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| [[Battery Barnes|Battery Barnes, CA]];
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| [[Battery Spencer|Battery Spencer, CA]];
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| [[Battery Townsley|Battery Townsley, CA]];
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| [[Battery Bankhead|Battery Bankhead, WA]];
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| [[Battery Valleau|Battery Valleau, WA]];
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| [[Battery Turman|Battery Turman, WA]];
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| [[Battery Crenshaw|Battery Crenshaw, WA]];
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| [[Battery Moore|Battery Moore, WA]];
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| [[Battery Ord|Battery Ord, WA]];
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| [[Battery Seymour|Battery Seymour, WA]];
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| [[Battery Schenck|Battery Schenck, WA]];
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| [[Battery Trevor|Battery Trevor, WA]];
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| [[Battery Worth|Battery Worth, WA]];
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| [[Battery Mishler|Battery Mishler, OR]];
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| [[Battery Putnam|Battery Putnam, WA]];
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| [[Battery Powell|Battery Powell, WA]];
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| [[Battery Brannan|Battery Brannan, WA]];
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| [[Battery Benson|Battery Benson, WA]];
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| [[Battery Kinzie|Battery Kinzie, WA]];
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| [[Battery Walker (2)|Battery Walker, WA]];
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| [[Battery Vicars|Battery Vicars, WA]];
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| [[Battery Freeman|Battery Freeman, OR]];
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| [[Battery Lewis|Battery Lewis, OR]];
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| [[Battery Walker|Battery Walker, OR]];
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| [[Battery Guenther|Battery Guenther, WA]];
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| [[Battery Clark|Battery Clark, OR]];
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| [[Battery Pratt|Battery Pratt, OR]];
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| [[Battery Russell|Battery Russell, OR]];
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| [[Battery Smur|Battery Smur, OR]];
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| [[Battery_Harvey_Allen|Battery Harvey Allen, WA]];
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| == Battery Construction Number(BCN) Batteries == | | {| width="100%" |
| [[Battery 126|Battery 126, CA]];
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| [[Battery 127|Battery 127, CA]];
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| [[Battery 128|Battery 128, CA]];
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| [[Battery 131|Battery 131, WA]];
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| [[Battery 237|Battery 237, CA]];
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| [[Battery 238|Battery 238, CA]];
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| [[Battery 239|Battery 239, CA]];
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| [[Battery 240|Battery 240, CA]];
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| [[Battery 241|Battery 241, CA]];
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| [[Battery 242|Battery 242, CA]];
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| [[Battery 243|Battery 243, CA]];
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| [[Battery 244|Battery 244, CA]];
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| [[Battery 245|Battery 245, OR]];
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| [[Battery 246|Battery 246, WA]];
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| [[Battery 247|Battery 247, WA]];
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| [[Battery 248|Battery 248, WA]];
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| [[Battery 249|Battery 249, WA]];
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| ==New & Updated Barracks== | |
| [[vancouver Barracks|Vancouver Barracks, WA]];
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| [[Jefferson Barracks|Jefferson Barracks, MO]] | |
| ==New People== | |
| [[Frederick T. Dent]],
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| [[Christopher C. Auger]],
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| [[DeLancey Floyd-Jones]],
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| [[William T. Sherman|William T. Sherman]],
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| [[Winfield Scott|Winfield Scott]],
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| [[William B. Hazen|William B. Hazen]],
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| [[John E. Wool]]
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| ==People On Line==
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| |colspan="2" align="left"| | | [[Defense Installations Portal|Defense Installations]]<br> |
| <big>[[:Category:Forts|Forts, Camps & Stations]]</big> | | [[West Point Portal|West Point]]<br> |
| | [[People Portal|People]]<br> |
| | [[Harbor Defense Portal|Harbor Defense]]<br> |
| | [[World Wars Portal|World Wars]]<br> |
| | [[Mission & Presidio Portal|Missions & Presidios]]<br> |
| | [[U.S. Civil War Portal|U.S. Civil War]]<br></big> |
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| | [[:Category:Forts|Forts, Camps & Stations]]<br> |
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| * [[:Category:People|People]]
| | [[:Category:People|People]]<br> |
| * [[:Category:Military Units|Military Units]]
| | [[:Category:Military Academies|Academies]]<br> |
| * [[:Category:Wars|Wars]]
| | [[CDSG]]<br> |
| * [[:Category:Trails and Roads|Trails and Roads]]
| | [[:Category:Coastal_Battery|Coastal Batteries]]<br> |
| * [[:Category:Prisoners|Prisoners]]
| | [[:Category:Harbor Defense|Harbors]]<br> |
| * [[:Category:Military Academies|Academies]]
| | [[:Category:Barracks|Barracks]]<br> |
| | [[Chief of Engineers|Chief Engineers]]<br> |
| | [[HECP|HECP List]]<br> |
| | [[:Category:Active Military Installation|Active]]<br> |
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| * [[:Category:Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
| | [[:Category:Military Units|Units]]<br> |
| * [[:Category:References|References]]
| | [[:Category:Trails and Roads|Roads]]<br> |
| * [[:Category:Researchers|Researchers]]
| | [[:Category:Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]<br> |
| * [[:Category:Sources|Sources]]
| | [[:Category:Researchers|Researchers]]<br> |
| * [[:Category:Books|Books]]
| | [[:Category:Sources|Sources]]<br> |
| * [[:Category:Documents|Documents]]
| | [[:Category:Books|Books]]<br> |
| | [[Research Trips]]<br> |
| | [[Welcome]]<br> |
| | [[Help:Contents|Help]]<br> |
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| * [[:Category:Maps|Maps]]
| | [[:Category:Wars|Wars]]<br> |
| * [[:Category:Terms|Terms]]
| | [[Special:Newpages|New]]<br> |
| * [[Special:Newpages|New pages]]
| | [[Special:Popularpages|Popular]]<br> |
| * [[Special:Popularpages|Popular pages]]
| | [[Special:Wantedpages|Wanted]]<br> |
| * [[Special:Wantedpages|Wanted Pages]]
| | [[Special:Newimages|Images]]<br> |
| * [[Special:Newimages|Image Gallery]]
| | [[:Category:Treaties|Treaties]]<br> |
| | [[:Category:Fur Companies|Traders]]<br> |
| | [[:Category:Arsenals|Arsenals]]<br> |
| | [[:Category:Radar Sites|Radar]]<br> |
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| * [[:Category:California Forts|California Forts]]
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| * [[:Category:Oregon Camps|Oregon Camps]]
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| * [[:Category:Oregon Forts|Oregon Forts]]
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| * [[:Category:Washington Forts|Washington Forts]]
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| * <big>[[:Category:Texas Forts|Texas Forts]]</big>
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| * [[:Category:Idaho Forts|Idaho Forts]]
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| * [[:Category:Montana Forts|Montana Forts]]
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| * [[:Category:Virginia Forts|Virginia Forts]]
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| * [[:Category:Third System Forts|Third System Forts]]
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| * [[:Category:Wyoming Forts|Wyoming Forts]]
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| * [[:Category:North Dakota Forts|North Dakota Forts]]
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| * [[:Category:Maryland Forts|Maryland Forts]]
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| * [[:Category:Maine Forts|Maine Forts]]
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| ==USForting Blog==
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| We have established a [http://usforting.com USForting.com Blog] to help us describe our visits to forts and batteries. We hope that these descriptions will help others and make visits easier and more productive. Everyone is invited to participate so, if you want to blog about your fort visits, contact me and I will establish an author login for you. [[User:John Stanton|John]]
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| ==Blog Posts==
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| * [http://usforting.com/2009/01/22/battery-245-at-fort-stevens/ Battery 245 at Fort Stevens]
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| * [http://usforting.com/2009/01/13/vancouver-barracks-vancouver-wa/ Vancouver Barracks]
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| * [http://usforting.com/2008/11/17/fort-dalles-visit/ Fort Dalles Visit]
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| * [http://usforting.com/2008/10/30/update-on-battery-russell-10-gun-model/ Update on Battery Russell 10" Gun Model]
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| * [http://usforting.com/2008/10/18/fort-casey/ Fort Casey]
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| * [http://usforting.com/2008/10/12/fort-inge-in-texas/ Fort Inge in Texas]
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| * [http://usforting.com/2008/09/21/fort-stevens-foofs-picnic/ Fort Stevens FOOFS Picnic]
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| * [http://usforting.com/2008/09/17/battery-247-at-fort-canby/ Fort Canby Battery 247]
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| * [http://usforting.com/2008/09/07/fort-umpqua-reconstruction/ Fort Umpqua Reconstruction]
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| * [http://usforting.com/2008/08/16/fort-worden/ Fort Worden]
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| * [http://usforting.com/2008/08/24/fort-stevens-battery-mishler/ Fort Stevens Battery Mishler]
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| * [http://usforting.com/2008/08/25/fort-stevens-battery-pratt-6-gun-restoration/ Fort Stevens Battery Pratt Gun #1 Restoration]
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| ==Welcome==
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| Welcome to the Fort [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki/ Wiki]. Everyone is invited to edit the information (articles) contained on this site. Please browse around, as you do, you are likely to think of many other [[:category:People|people]], [[:category:forts|forts]], [[:category:stations|stations]] and other items that should be part of the site. Feel free to start an article on any subject that you see is missing. Don't worry if you don't have all of the information, just start it and others will finish it. By the same token, feel free to add or edit other articles if you see a way to improve them, even it's as simple as correcting a spelling error.
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| FortWiki will always be a work in progress. Improving the site will ensure the ongoing value of this resource to all members. Thanks for your help.
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