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Canadian History: City In Transition
Twelfth graders create an electronic presentation documenting information about St. John, New Brunswick, Canada. Using research from an interactive web exhibit, 12th graders create a PowerPoint presentation documenting the human...
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Water Quality Monitoring
Students comprehend the four parameters of water quality. They perform tests for salinity, dissolved oxygen, pH and clarity or turbidity. Students comprehend why scientists and environmental managers monitor water uality and aquatic...
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Fort San Lorenzo
This page is an article about Fort San Lorenzo,one of the old forts constructed during the reign of Philip II of Spain who ruled from 1566 to 1598.
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Unesco: Kenya: Fort Jesus, Mombasa
The Fort, built by the Portuguese in 1593-1596 to the designs of Giovanni Battista Cairati to protect the port of Mombasa, is one of the most outstanding and well preserved examples of 16th Portuguese military fortification and a...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Fort Oswego, 1727 1756
A plan of the fortifications of the British trading post on the Oswego River at its mouth on Lake Ontario, constructed in 1727 and destroyed by the French in 1756. The map shows the site of the old fort on the western bank of the river,...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Louisiana: Fort Jackson
Fort Jackson was constructed between 1822 and 1832. In April 1862, the fort was the site of the Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip, the decisive battle for control of New Orleans during the American Civil War.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in New Mexico: Fort Union Natl Monument
Preserves the second of three forts constructed on the site beginning in 1851; also ruins of the third; visible network of ruts from the old Santa Fe Trail.
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San Felipe Del Morro Fort
Fort San Felipe del Morro know as El Morro was constructed to protect the town from attack by sea.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Hawaii: Russian Fort
Constructed in 1816 ; result of the alliance between High Chief Kaumualii and the Russian-American Company.
University of Groningen
American History: Essays: French and Indian War's Impact
This elementary-friendly site from the Department of Humanities Computing at the University of Groningen provides information on the French and Indian War. The print is large and the vocabulary is manageable. Contains some awkward...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: General Gouverneur K. Warren
General Warren, born in Cold Spring, N. Y., January 8th, 1830, died in Newport, R. I., August 8th, 1882, was graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1850, and assigned to the Topographical Engineers as brevet second...
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This page is an article about Fort San Lorenzo,one of the old forts constructed during the reign of Philip II of Spain who ruled from 1566 to 1598.
University of Toronto (Canada)
Port Royal, Nova Scotia
Original drawing of Champlain's Habitation at Port Royal is shown along with photos of the fort after it was reconstructed. Steep roofs, narrow entrance ways and a closed in courtyard tell much about the conditions settlers had to live...
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Unesco: Greece: Old Town of Corfu
The Old Town of Corfu, on the Island of Corfu off the western coasts of Albania and Greece, is located in a strategic position at the entrance of the Adriatic Sea, and has its roots in the 8th century BC. The three forts of the town,...