* 1812 – War of 1812: American General William Hull surrenders Fort Detroit without a fight to the British Army.

Standing at above sea level, it is located at the western end of the Grampian Mountains in the Lochaber area of the Scottish Highlands, close to the town of Fort William.

* Ben Nevis Webcam at Fort William Online

While he volunteered for militia service in 1757 in response to French movements resulting in the Siege of Fort William Henry, his unit received word while en route that the fort had fallen, and turned back.

Afterward, the commander of the fort wrote to the commandant of Fort Laramie in southeast Wyoming, Colonel William O. Collins, suggesting that a site several miles farther down the river would make a good location for the fort.

Fort William ( ( ən ˈkʲɛrəs ̪ t ̪ ən ), " The Garrison ") is the second largest settlement in the highlands of Scotland and the largest town: only the city of Inverness is larger.

Fort William is a major tourist centre with Glen Coe just to the south, Aonach Mòr to the north and Glenfinnan to the west, on the Road to the Isles.

It is the start / end of both the West Highland Way ( Milngavie / Fort William ) and the Great Glen Way ; a walk / cycle way ( Fort William / Inverness ).

Fort William from Loch Linnhe.

The fort was named " Fort William "' after William of Orange, and the settlement that grew around it was called " Maryburgh ", after his wife.

This settlement was later renamed " Gordonsburgh ", and then " Duncansburgh " before being renamed " Fort William ", this time after Prince William, Duke of Cumberland ; known to some Scots as " Butcher Cumberland ".

During the Second World War, Fort William was the home of HMS St Christopher which was a training base for Royal Navy Coastal Forces.

Fort William is the northern end of the West Highland Way, a long distance route which runs 95 miles through the Scottish Highlands to Milngavie, on the outskirts of Glasgow, and the start / end point of the Great Glen Way, which runs between Fort William and Inverness.

On 2 June 2006, a fire destroyed McTavish's Restaurant in Fort William High Street along with the two shops which were part of the building.

Fort William viewed from Corpach

Fort William lies near the head of Loch Linnhe, one of Scotland's longest sea lochs, beside the mouth of the rivers Nevis and Lochy.

When the railway opened to Fort William on 7 August 1894, the station was given prime position at the south end of the town.

Maj. Anderson of Fort Sumter is home and recruiting volunteers for the U.S. Army.

This is not unlike the order received by the sergeant of an army motor pool: `` Four trucks to Fort Mason gym, 7:30 tonight, for hauling girls to dance.

The Fort Lauderdale encampment for drinking is foreign to most Brooklyn College boys.

Instead -- and not just to prove my objectivity -- I hasten to report that it's a highly amusing film which probably does a fairly accurate job of reporting on the Easter vacation shenanigans of collegians down in Fort Lauderdale, and that it seems to come to grips quite honestly with the moral problem that most commonly vexes youngsters in this age group -- that is to say, sex.

: If Bill Gates owns Fort Knox, then he is rich.

Owning Fort Knox is not the only way to be rich.

There is a movement to petition the postmaster general to issue a U. S. postage stamp for him in 2011, commemorating the 150th anniversary of Fort Sumter.

* 1812 – War of 1812: The Battle of Fort Dearborn is fought between United States troops and Potawatomi at what is now Chicago, Illinois.

Acapulco ’ s most historic building is the San Diego Fort, located east of the main square and originally built in 1616 to protect the city from pirate attacks.

Edmonton, and more so its surrounding region ( Nisku, Leduc, Fort Saskatchewan ), is the site of most oil-and-gas related industry including refining and manufacturing.

During the 1st century AD, the Army then chose a site to the north of the emerging town in what is now the section of Bonn-Castell to build a large military installation dubbed Castra Bonnensis, i. e., literally, " Fort Bonn ".

The 1981 film Fort Apache, The Bronx is another film that used the Bronx's gritty image for its storyline.

The movie's title is from the nickname for the 41st Police Precinct in the South Bronx which was nicknamed " Fort Apache ".

The Center is located on Crickets Ave, one street over from Buddy Holly Ave, in what used to be the Fort Worth and Denver South Plains Railway Depot.

Fort Belgica, one of many forts built by the Dutch East India Company, is one of the largest remaining European forts in Indonesia.

Even earlier examples of this sentiment may be found in Wild Talents by author Charles Fort where he makes the statement: "... a performance that may some day be considered understandable, but that, in these primitive times, so transcends what is said to be the known that it is what I mean by magic.

So far, only a single bird species, which has not been named, has been confidently identified from both above and below the K-Pg boundary ( it is present in the Maastrichtian Hell Creek Formation and Danian Fort Union Formation ).

There are historic forts at both ends of Copacabana beach ; Fort Copacabana, built in 1914, is at the south end by Posto Seis and Fort Duque de Caxias, built in 1779, at the north end.

It is in the El Paso Independent School District, located on Fort Bliss property, and serves a portion of Fort Bliss.

The only other location where this occurs is Fort Erie, Ontario, lying south of several cities in Niagara County, New York.

There are five separate U. S. installations: Shipton Kaserne, home to 412th Aviation Support Battalion, Katterbach Kaserne, formally the home of the 1st Infantry Division's 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, which has been replaced by the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade as of 2006, as part of the 1st Infantry Division's return to Fort Riley, Kansas ; Bismarck Kaserne, which functions as a satellite post to Katterbach, hosting their Post Exchange, Theater, Barracks, Franconia Inn, Military Police, and other support agencies, Barton Barracks, home to the USAG Ansbach and Bleidorn Barracks, which has a library and housing.

The team plays its home games at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, within the Dallas – Fort Worth metropolitan area, which finished construction in time for the 2009 season.

On January 8, 2002, Thomas died at his home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, after a decade-long battle with Neuroendocrine cancer / Carcinoid cancer that had spread to his liver.

Fort Collins is a large college town, home to Colorado State University.

At the age of thirteen, due to his desire to attend the academy there, he relocated to the home of another foster family in Fort Scott, Kansas.

Lombard's Fort Wayne childhood home has been designated a historic landmark.

The county is home to Catoctin Mountain Park ( encompassing the presidential retreat Camp David ) and to the U. S. Army's Fort Detrick.

Frederick is home to Frederick Municipal Airport ( FDK ), which primarily accommodates general aviation traffic, and to the U. S. Army's Fort Detrick, the largest employer in the county focusing on multiple Federal bioscience and communications programs.

Calhoun's home, Fort Hill ( Clemson ) | Fort Hill, on the grounds that became part of Clemson University, in Clemson, South Carolina.

The town soon became home to Hell's Half Acre, the biggest collection of bars, dance halls and bawdy houses south of Dodge City, Kansas ( the northern terminus of the Chisholm Trail ), giving Fort Worth the nickname of " The Paris of the Plains ".

Fort Worth is home to one of the two locations of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.

The area that became Duval County was home to the 16th-century French colony of Fort Caroline, and saw increased European settlement in the 18th century with the establishment of Cowford, later renamed Jacksonville.

Fort Myers was the frequent winter home of Thomas Edison, as well as Henry Ford.

* Navy UDT-SEAL Museum ( Fort Pierce was the original home of the Navy SEALs )

It was the home, for nearly seventy years ( 1940-2010 ), of the U. S. Army Armor Center, the U. S. Army Armor School ( now at Fort Benning ), and was used by both the Army and the Marine Corps to train crews on the M1 Abrams main battle tank.

Instead, at Calley's request, he was released at West Gate and taken directly to the Fort Leavenworth airfield, where his escort had him flown home.

Military activity has expanded at nearby Fort Lee, home of the United States Army's Sustainment Center of Excellence, and the Army's Logistics Branch, Ordnance, Quartermaster, and Transportation Corps.

The city's Old Point Comfort, home of Fort Monroe for almost 400 years, was named by the voyagers of 1607 led by Captain Christopher Newport on the mission which first established Jamestown as a British colony.

By 1848 Ben Leaton built Fort Leaton, sometimes called the largest adobe structure in Texas, on the river as his home, trading post, and private bastion.