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    The Kingston Fortifications are a series of 19th century defensive works in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, that are National Historic Sites of Canada and UNESCO...
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    The fortifications of Kingston upon Hull consisted of three major constructions: the brick built Hull town walls, first established in the early 14th century...
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  • kilometres (126 mi) to Kingston. The following sites are administered by Parks Canada: Bellevue House, Kingston Fortifications, the Rideau Canal and Shoal...
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    Royal George in Kingston harbour but the ship took refuge in the harbour and the American forces withdrew. Several defensive fortifications were constructed...
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    Murney Tower (category Buildings and structures in Kingston, Ontario)
    the 1840s. The tower is one of five components of Kingston's fortifications that defended Kingston Harbour, the Naval Dockyard, military supply depot...
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    Shoal Tower (category Buildings and structures in Kingston, Ontario)
    a National Historic Site of Canada in 1930, and is part of the Kingston Fortifications National Historic Site. "Nomination of the Rideau Canal for Inscription...
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  • Frederick, at the south end of the peninsula, is a feature of the Kingston Fortifications National Historic Site of Canada. The peninsula was named after...
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    is included in two separate National Historic Sites of Canada: Kingston Fortifications National Historic Site and the Point Frederick Buildings National...
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  • Fort Henry National Historic Site (category Museums in Kingston, Ontario)
    construction of the canal limited the fortifications to four Martello towers and the fort itself. At the time, these fortifications were the strongest defences...
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    Kingston is the only city in, and the county seat of, Ulster County, New York, United States. It is 91 miles (146 km) north of New York City and 59 miles...
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    The ramparts of Quebec City (French: Fortifications de Québec) is a city wall that surrounds the western end of Old Quebec's Upper Town in Quebec City...
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    Frederick Buildings NHSC, Kingston Royal Naval Dockyard NHSC, the Fort Frederick (Kingston, Ontario) component of Kingston Fortifications NHSC; Rideau Canal;...
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    Kingston City Hall is the seat of local government in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Occupying a full city block facing Lake Ontario in Kingston's downtown...
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    Kingston upon Hull, usually shortened to Hull, is a port city and unitary authority area in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies upon the River...
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    Cathcart Tower (category Buildings and structures in Kingston, Ontario)
    part of the Rideau Canal and Kingston Fortifications National Historic Site, the Rideau Canal and Kingston Fortifications UNESCO World Heritage Site, and...
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  • priorities changed from improving Kingston's naval infrastructure to building military fortifications around Kingston. Beginning in 1827, the site was...
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    Joseph Fort Wellington Glengarry Cairn HMCS Haida Inverarden House Kingston Fortifications Laurier House Merrickville Blockhouse Mississauga Point Lighthouse...
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  • coordinates) This article is a list of historic places in the City of Kingston, Ontario entered on the Canadian Register of Historic Places, whether they...
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    references to its usage in the Oxford English Dictionary are to German fortifications. However, in the Far East the term was also applied to the earth and...
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    strengthen Knoxville's fortifications, Burnside executed a series of maneuvers to delay Longstreet's advance down the Kingston road. On November 16, a...
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    Kingston Stockade Football Club is an American soccer team based in Kingston, New York. The team was founded in November 2015, and began its first season...
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    is a port at the confluence of the River Hull and the Humber Estuary in Kingston upon Hull, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Seaborne trade at...
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    Galle. Galle travel guide from Wikivoyage Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications, UNESCO World Heritage Site Official website of the Sri Lanka Tourism...
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  • patronized the construction of commercial buildings, houses of worship and fortifications throughout the Galilee. Zahir's rule over a virtually autonomous area...
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    Fortress of Louisbourg (category Coastal fortifications)
    become a major commercial port and a strongly defended fortress. The fortifications eventually surrounded the town. The walls were constructed mainly between...
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    Martello tower (category Coastal fortifications)
    Hall of Fame and Museum in Kingston, Ontario, features a Martello tower. Since the amalgamation of the Township of Kingston in 2000, the city's flag has...
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    and to Kingston upon Thames in 1893. The county council's headquarters were outside the county's boundaries from 1 April 1965, when Kingston and other...
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    Fort Frontenac (category Buildings and structures in Kingston, Ontario)
    location traditionally known as Cataraqui. It is the present-day location of Kingston, Ontario, Canada. The original fort, a crude, wooden palisade structure...
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    PR-58 Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A Providence North Kingston/ Davisville, Rhode Island 1956–1963 North Kingston Parks and Recreation Department sports complex...
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    Fort Orange were used by the Dutch in the 17th century for several fortifications around the world in honor of the House of Orange-Nassau. New Sweden...
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