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Formula 27 Formula 27 is a 4-song 7" EP was released as a companion to Screeching Weasel's first album after their second breakup, Bark Like A Dog. All 4 were recorded during the sessions for the album with the same lineup.
Formula 5000 Formula 5000 (or F5000) was an auto-racing series that ran in the various countries around the world from 1968 to 1982. It was originally intended as a low-cost series aimed at open-wheel racing cars that no longer fit into any particular formula.
Formula BMW Formula BMW is a junior single seater racing formula that is positioned alongside Formula Ford at the bottom of the motorsport career ladder. Like Formula Ford, it is intended to function as the young karting graduate's first experience of car racing.
Formula composition Formula composition is a serially-derived technique encountered in the music of Karlheinz Stockhausen, involving the projection, expansion, and Ausmultiplikation of either a single melody-formula, or a two- or three-voice contrapuntal construction (sometimes stated at the outset). Though foreshadowed in the once-withdrawn Formel of 1951, the technique made its first appearance in Mantra in 1970, and became the central focus of Stockhausen's music up to 2003.
Formula C Formula C was a karting class using 125 cc rotary-valve two-stroke engines with a six speed gearbox that develop around 50 hp. It has now been discontinued in favour of Super ICC which uses reed valve 125 cc engines.
Formula editor A formula editor is a name for a computer program that is used to typeset mathematical works or formulae. Often nowadays, formula editors are not always dedicated to typesetting, but often provide calculation and symbolic mathematics functionality.
Formula fiction In popular culture, formula fiction is literature in which the storylines and plots have been reused to the extent that the narratives are predictable. It is similar to genre fiction, which identifies a number of specific settings that are frequently reused.
Formula Ford Formula Ford is a single seater, open wheel class in motorsport which exists in some form in many countries around the world. It is an entry-level series to motor racing, in which in the past many drivers aspired to one day reach Formula One (today karting is more likely to be a young driver's entry to serious formula car racing).
Formula Ford 1600 Formula Ford 1600 is a number of championships which cater for 1600cc, Ford Kent powered Formula Ford racing cars. These are cars which were disbanded when the UK national Formula Ford category adopted the 1800cc Zetec engines in 1994.
Formula Libre Formula Libre (also known as 'Formule Libre') is a form of automobile racing allowing a wide variety of types, ages and makes of purpose-built racing cars to compete "head to head". This can make for some interesting matchups, and provides the opportunity for some compelling driving performances against superior machinery.
Formula Lightning Formula Lightning is an electric type of single-seat open-wheel formula racing. Rather unknown to the public, it is held for Colleges of Engineering student teams whom build and design these vehicles which are able to reach speeds up to 143 MPH and compete on normal race tracks.
Formula of Concord Formula of Concord (1577). One of the Lutheran statements of faith (often referred to as a confession, creed, or "symbol") that, in its two parts (Epitome and Solid Declaration), make up the final section of the Lutheran Corpus Doctrinae or Body of Doctrine, known as the Book of Concord (most references to these texts are to the original edition of 1580).
Formula One 04 Formula One 04 was the first Sony Formula One game to contain a 'Career mode', which allowed players to work their way through the Formula One teams over the course of five years (albeit a repeat version of the 2004 season each time). Players would start out testing in a generic Formula One car, and if they did well enough in the test they would be offered a contract by a small team such as Minardi.
Formula One 05 Formula One 05 for the PlayStation 2 was released in Europe on July 1, 2005, and in Australia later that year. Carrying on with the 'Career Mode' concept from Formula One 04, which allows players to work their way through the Formula One teams over the course of five years (albeit a repeat version of the 2005 season each time).
Formula One 07 Formula One 07 is a computer game in the Formula One series currently under production and due to be released in 2007 (hence the name) on Sony's brand new PlayStation 3. It will feature official teams, drivers and regulations from the 2007 Formula One season.
Formula One car Modern Formula One cars are single-seat, open cockpit, open wheel race cars that have substantial wings at front and rear, and position the engine behind the driver. The regulations governing the cars are unique to the championship.
Formula One Constructors Association The Formula One Constructors' Association (FOCA) is an organization of the chassis builders (constructors) who design and build the cars that race in the FIA Formula One World Championship. It was originally established by Bernie Ecclestone, Frank Williams, Colin Chapman, Teddy Mayer, Ken Tyrrell, and Max Mosley (originally a co-founder of March Engineering) to represent the interests of their privately owned teams.
Formula One Grand Prix (Geoff Crammond) Formula One Grand Prix (known as World Circuit in the United States) is a racing simulator released in 1992 by MicroProse for the Amiga and PC created by game designer Geoff Crammond. It is often referred to as Grand Prix 1, MicroProse Grand Prix, or just F1GP, although the game itself was not affiliated officially with the FIA or any Formula One drivers.
Formula One Championship Manager Formula One Championship Manager (or F1CM) is a Formula One management computer game developed by AzTech Games. Formula One Championship Manager is a working title and may be subject to change and the logo used is the current Alpha testing logo and not the final release logo.
Formula One racing A Formula One race takes place over an entire weekend, with two free practice sessions on Friday, a practice session and a qualifying session on Saturday, and the race on Sunday. There are typically races in other FIA series (such as the GP2 Series) over the weekend to keep crowds entertained.
Formula One regulations The numerous Formula One regulations, made and enforced by the FIA and later the FISA, have changed dramatically since the first Formula One World Championship in 1950. This article covers the current state of F1 technical and sporting regulations, as well as the history of the technical regulations since 1950.
Formula One Supporters Association FOSA is a non commercial organisation for Formula One™ Fans and Supporters. FOSA membership is free and is made up of a large group of people from all four corners of the world who care about Formula One™ motor racing.
Formula One World Championship: Beyond the Limit Formula One World Championship: Beyond the Limit is arguably the best racing game ever released for the defunct Sega CD. As the name implies, the game places you in the seat of a Formula One car complete with multiple teams and opponents, and all the licensed tracks of the series.
Formula Palmer Audi Formula Palmer Audi, commonly known as Palmer Audi or FPA, is a form of open wheel racing founded in 1998 by former Formula One driver, Jonathan Palmer. The series is most famous for producing former F1 and ChampCar star Justin Wilson.
Formula racing Formula racing is a form of motorsport where the type of automobiles used is regulated by a formula. Although this in truth applies to virtually every form of motor racing conceived of since the start of the sport a century ago, in common parlance the words 'formula car' are used to mean an open-wheeled purpose-built racing car.
Formula Three Formula Three, also called Formula 3 or F3, is a class of open-wheel formula racing. The various championships held in Europe, Australia, South America, and Asia form an important step for many prospective Formula One drivers.
Formula unit A formula unit in chemistry is the empirical formula of an ionic or covalent network solid compound used as an independent entity for stoichiometric calculations. It is the lowest ratio of ions represented in an ionic compound.
Formula Windsurfing Formula windsurfing has developed over the last 15 years in order to facilitate high performance competition in light and moderate winds. Formula is now a class of windsurfing boards controlled by the International Sailing Federation that have the principal characteristic of a maximum 1m width .
Formula Woman Formula Woman, officially known as the Privilege Insurance Formula Woman Championship, is a female-only car racing series started in 2004 in the UK. It was inspired by the lack of female drivers in other series and was created, amongst other reasons, to boost the female audience of the sport.
Formulario mathematico Formulario Mathematico (interlingua: Formulation of mathematics) is a book by Giuseppe Peano which expresses fundamental theorems of mathematics in a symbolic language developed by Peano. Written in interlingua, it was first published in 1895 and the fifth and last edition was published in 1908.
Formulary (model documents) Formularies (singular Formulary; Latin Littera(e) formularis, -ares) are medieval collections of models for the execution of documents (acta), public or private; a space being left for the insertion of names, dates, and circumstances peculiar to each case.
Formulas Fatal to the Flesh Formulas Fatal to the Flesh is the sixth full-length studio album (excluding release of Abominations of Desolation) by death metal band Morbid Angel. The title of this album is a biblical reference: it contains the letter "F" - the 6th letter of the alphabet - capitalised three times, which refers to the Number of the Beast, 666.
Formulation of Maxwell's equations in special relativity The formulation of Maxwell's equations in special relativity refers to ways of writing Maxwell's equations of electromagnetism in the formalism of special relativity. In order to more clearly express the fact that Maxwell's equations (in vacuum) take the same form in any inertial coordinate system, the vacuum Maxwell's equations are written in terms of four-vectors and tensors in the "manifestly covariant" form (cgs units).
Fornebu Arena Fornebu Arena is a proposed multi-use stadium in Bærum, Norway that is expected to begin construction in February 2007. Once completed in 2008, it will be used mostly for football matches and will host the home matches of Stabæk I.
Fornells Fornells is a little village located in a bay in the north of the Balearic island of Minorca, Spain. Fornells, which depends on the municipality of Es Mercadal, is estimated to have a population of about 400 people; this number increases spectacularly in summer time because of the tourism.
Fornes Fornes (second syllable stressed) is the dialect native to Forni di Sopra and Forni di Sotto, two villages which, from 1300 to 1700 AD, were governed separately from the surrounding areas by the Savorgnani family of Venice and known as 'I Forni Savorgnani'.
Forneus In demonology, Forneus is a Great Marquis of Hell, and has twenty-nine legions of demons under his rule. He teaches Rhetoric and languages, gives men a good name, and makes them be loved by their friends and foes.
Forney High School Forney High School is a public secondary school in Forney, Texas, United States. Including grades 9 through 12, it is a part of the Forney Independent School District and serves the city of Forney, the city of Talty, the small Kaufman County portion of Mesquite, and other unincorporated areas in Kaufman County.
Forney Ridge Trail The Forney Ridge Trail is an American hiking trail, in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park of Sevier County, Tennessee. The trail descends from just beneath the highest summit in the national park, Clingmans Dome, along Forney Ridge and passes through Andrew’s Bald (elev.
Fornicate gyrus The fornicate gyrus is a gyrus of the cerebral cortex, located on the medial surface adjacent to the corpus callosum. It is named for the fornix, a tract of white matter that runs beneath its surface roughly in a loop, from the amygdala to the mamillary bodies.
Fornication Fornication, sometimes referred to as premarital sex, is a term which refers to any sexual activity between consenting unmarried partners. Sex between unmarried persons is distinguished from adultery by use of the term 'simple fornication'; whereas relations where the woman is married is considered 'adultery'.
Fornjót Fornjót (Old Norse Fornjótr) is an ancient giant in Norse mythology, the father of Kári (a personification of wind), of Logi (a personification of fire), and of Hlér or Ægir (the ruler of the sea) and a king of Finland. The meaning of the name is not clear, It might possibly be from forn 'old' + jótr 'Jutlander' or more likely 'giant' (Finnish 'jätti', Norse 'jotunn' - giant) or might be from for 'early' + njótr 'destroyer'.
Fornsigtuna Fornsigtuna (forn means ancient), Old Sigtun, Sithun, Sign(h)ildsberg or Signesberg () is located in the parish of Håtuna ca 4 km west of the modern town of Sigtuna, by lake Mälaren, in Sweden. Even though the location is all but forgotten, it has a central role in Norse mythology.
Foro de São Paulo Foro de São Paulo (FSP, São Paulo Forum) is a conference of left-wing political parties, idealized by Presidents Fidel Castro of Cuba and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil located in Latin America. It initiated by the Workers' Party (PT) of Brazil.
Foro Ermua The Foro Ermua (Ermua Forum in English) is a Spanish civic association, the membership of which is comprised of Basque citizens. It was founded on the thirteenth of January, 1998; its current president is Mikel Buesa.
Forodrim The Tolkien Society Forodrim was founded in Sweden in 1972 and is one of the oldest Tolkien fan organizations. Forodrim was founded in a public toilet during a science fiction convention (possibly SF-Kongressen 1973) as a name change of Sam J Lundwall's Hyboria.
Forollhogna National Park Forollhogna National Park is a national park in the counties of Sør-Trøndelag and Hedmark, Norway. Forollhogna (or Forålhogna) park includes extensive plant life and is an important range for wild reindeer.
Foros Timis Ston Greco Φόρος Τιμής Στον Γκρέκο (Foros Timis Ston Greco, lit. A Tribute to El Greco) is a classical album by Greek electronic composer and artist Vangelis (as Βαγγέλης Παπαθανασίου, Vangelis Papathanassiou).
Forres The Royal Burgh of Forres (Gaelic: Farrais), an ancient burgh, is situated in the north of Scotland on the Moray coast, approximately 30 miles east of Inverness. It is a very scenic area, and Forres has been a winner of the Scotland in Bloom award on several occasions.
Forrest Beton Royal Forrest Beton Royal, born 10 February 1893 in New York City, was a member of the Naval Academy class of 1915. Service in increasingly important posts afloat and ashore prepared him for his role as commander of an amphibious group in the assaults on Leyte, Luzon, Mindanao, and Borneo during the Pacific War in 1944 and 1945.
Forrest Claypool Forrest Claypool is an American politician and a Democratic Party member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners. An attorney, Claypool has lived in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Chicago for the past 15 years.
Forrest Douds Forrest "Jap" McCreery Douds (April 21, 1905 - August, 1979) was an All-American football player at Washington and Jefferson College in suburban Pittsburgh before becoming the first coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1933 leading the team to a 3-6-2 record before being replaced in the off-season.
Forrest Dunn George Forrest Dunn, Jr. (born September 6, 1928) is the administrator of the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum in Shreveport and a former Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, having served from 1972-1984.
Forrest Griffin vs. Stephan Bonnar The mixed martial arts fight between Forrest Griffin and Stephan Bonnar in the finals of The Ultimate Fighter 1 contest received national acclaim, and was highly regarded amongst fans as one of the most exciting and memorable fights in the history of the UFC. The bout was voted fight of the year by a poll of over 19,000 readers of the website MMAWeekly.
Forrest Gump Forrest Gump is a 1985 novel by Winston Groom, a 1994 film adaptation, and the name of the title character of both. The film was a huge commercial success, earning $677 million worldwide during its theatrical run (the top grossing film in North America released that year), although Paramount claimed it was a commercial failure and did not pay Groom his share of the profits.
Forrest Gump (character) Forrest Gump is the fictional protagonist and narrator in both the novel and movie Forrest Gump. In the latter, he was portrayed as a child by Michael Conner Humphreys and as an adult by Tom Hanks, who won an Academy Award for the role.
Forrest Gump (soundtrack) Forrest Gump is the soundtrack album based on the film, Forrest Gump which it contains various artists of Elvis Presley, Clarence "Frogman" Henry, Joan Baez, Aretha Franklin, Randy Newman and many more. The audio cassette release did not feature "Forrest Gump Suite" among other songs.
Forrest H. Anderson Forrest Howard Anderson (January 30, 1913–July 20, 1989) was an American politician and judge who served as the Democratic governor of Montana from 1969 to 1973. Anderson was also an Associate Justice on the Montana Supreme Court from 1953-1956.
Forrest Hill (CA Secretary of State candidate) Forrest Hill is a 2006 Green Party candidate for the California Secretary of State's office, currently occupied by Bruce McPherson. He is an openly gay candidate who supports gay marriage and benefits for domestic partners.
Forrest J Ackerman Forrest J Ackerman (born November 24, 1916 in Los Angeles, California) is a legendary science fiction fan and collector of science fiction books and movie memorabilia. Ackerman, known as "Forry" or "4e" or "4SJ", was influential not only in the origination, organization, and spread of science fiction fandom, but he was also a key figure in the wider cultural acceptance of science fiction as a respectable literary, art and film genre.
Forrest Lewinger Forrest Lewinger is a super hero character in the comic strip Ferneater published by Hot Jams Comics from 1984 to 1987. Forrest Lewinger is known for his intensely strong grip, his ability to walk at speeds faster than the average human can walk at comfortably, and a stare that was supposedly intimidating on account of the length of time he could go for without blinking.
Forrest ministry The Forrest ministry was the first government ministry in Western Australia, after the inauguration of responsible government. It ran from 29 December 1890 to 14 February 1901, when it was succeeded by the Throssell ministry.
Forrest McDonald Forrest McDonald (born January 7, 1927), is an American historian who has written extensively on the early national period, on republicanism, and on the presidency. He is considered a leading conservative scholar.
Forrest Place Forrest Place is a pedestrianised square located within the CBD of Perth, Western Australia. The street was created in 1924 , and has a history of being a focal point for significant political meetings and demonstrations.
Forrest Sherman Forrest Percival Sherman (30 October 1896 – 22 July 1951) was an admiral in the United States Navy and the youngest man to serve as Chief of Naval Operations until Admiral Elmo Zumwalt became Chief of Naval Operations in 1970.
Forrest Sherman class destroyer The 18 Forrest Sherman-class destroyers were the first US post-war destroyers (DD-927 to DD-930 were completed as frigates) and the first major US combatants with more firepower aft than forward. USS Hull (DD-945) and later ships were equipped with B&W Bailey Meter Company's new automatic boiler combustion control system, and a modified hurricane bow/anchor configuration.
Forrest Stanley Forrest Stanley (born August 21, 1889, New York City - died August 27, 1969, Los Angeles, California) was an American actor known for his work in silent film, particularly his role as the villain in the 1927 film The Cat and the Canary directed by Paul Leni.
Forrest Towns Robert Forrest "Spec" Towns (February 6, 1914 - April 4, 1991) was an American track and field athlete. He was the 1936 Olympic champion in the 110 m hurdles, and broke the World Record in that distance three times.
Forrestal Range The Forrestal Range () is a largely snow-covered mountain range, about 105 km (65 mi) long, standing east of Dufek Massif and the Neptune Range in the Pensacola Mountains of Antarctica. Discovered and photographed on January 13, 1956 on a transcontinental patrol plane flight of U.
Forrester Church Frank Forrester Church IV (born September 23, 1948 in Palo Alto, California) is a leading Unitarian Universalist minister, author and theologian. He is senior minister of the Unitarian Church of All Souls in New York City.
Forrester L. Taylor Forrester Lore Taylor (October 30, 1833 - April 21, 1907) was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery at the May 3, 1863 Battle of Salem Church.
Forretress are one of the fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar Pokémon media franchise—a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards, and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. The purpose of Forretress in the games, anime, and manga, as with all other Pokémon, is to battle both wild Pokémon—untamed creatures that characters encounter while embarking on various adventures— and tamed Pokémon creatures owned by Pokémon trainers.
Forry's Mill Covered Bridge Forry's Mill Covered Bridge is a covered bridge that spans Chiques Creek in West Hempfield in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. A county-owned and maintained bridge, it's official designation is the Big Chickies #7 Bridge.
Fors de Bearn The Fors de Bearn, or fueros of BĂ©arn, are a series legal texts (privileges, rulings, judicial sentences, decrees, formularies) compiled over centuries (mostly the eleventh to thirteenth) in the Viscounty of BĂ©arn. Together they formed constitution of BĂ©arn at the time of their first known complete version in the fifteenth century.
Forsaken (Wheel of Time) In the fictional world of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time fantasy series, the Forsaken (or Chosen, as they would prefer to be called) are thirteen of the most powerful servants of the Dark One. At the end of The War of Power they were all at meeting at Shayol Ghul when Lews Therin Telamon and his Hundred Companions sealed the hole in the Dark One's prison, and the Forsaken in it.
Forsayth, Queensland Forsayth is a town in Etheridge Shire, Far North Queensland, Australia, approximately 295km south west of Cairns. It is the terminus of the Etheridge Railway and is serviced by a weekly tourist train, The Savannahlander.
Forsbrook Forsbrook is a village situated in on the edge of the Staffordshire Moorlands. In the village there are two public houses: The Butchers Arms and The Roebuck but it originally had four public houses: The other two were called The Miners Arms which is now a private residence and The Bulls Head which was demolished for road widening.
Forseti Forseti (Old Norse "the presiding one", actually "president" in Modern Icelandic and Faroese) is the Æsir god of justice, peace and truth in Norse mythology. He was the son of Balder and Nanna.
Forskningsparken (station) Forskningsparken is a station on Sognsvannsbanen of the Oslo T-bane, located in the Nordre Aker borough between Blindern and UllevĂĄl stadion. The station is also served by the trains operating on T-baneringen.
Forster Square, Bradford Forster Square, Bradford was a square in Central Bradford that has disappeared in the current (2006) Broadway, Bradford development, but gives its name to Bradford Forster Square railway station and a retail park.
Forster's Syndrome In his book, The Act of Creation (1964), Arthur Koestler reported on the phenomenon of compulsive punning, known as Forster’s syndrome, after the German surgeon who first observed it. In 1929, Forster was operating on a patient suffering from a tumour in the third ventricle – a small cavity deep down in the phylogenetically ancient regions of the mid-brain, adjacent to structures intimately concerned with the arousal of emotions.
Forster-Decker method The Forster-Decker method is a series of chemical reactions that transform a primary amine (1) ultimately to a secondary amine (6). The first step is the formation of a Schiff base (3), followed by alkylation, and hydrolysis.
Forsvarets Efterretningstjeneste The Danish Defence Intelligence Service (DDIS) (Danish: Forsvarets Efterretningstjeneste, short FE (often but incorrectly: FET)), is a Danish intelligence agency, responsible for Denmark’s foreign intelligence, as well as being the Danish military intelligence service. DDIS is a department under Ministry of Defence and work under the responsibility of the Defence Minister of Denmark.
Forsyth County Defense League The Forsyth County Defense League was a white supremacist group established in 1987 in Cumming, Georgia, to counter efforts by Atlanta City Councilperson Hosea Williams to integrate all-white Forsyth County. The group and its successor Nationalist Movement have won some prominent court battles on behalf of members' who support discrimination against non-whites, to march and to meet in public buildings.
Forsyth Technical Community College Forsyth Technical Community College is a two-year public community college in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, serving Forsyth and Stokes counties. The college is one of the largest in the North Carolina Community College System, with an enrollment of 7,001 students for the Fall 2004 semester.
Forsyth-Edwards Notation Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is a standard notation for describing a particular board position of a Chess game. The purpose of FEN notation is to provide all the necessary information to restart a game from a particular position.
Forsythe Associates Forsythe Associates was the name of a dummy company that maintained the underground fallout shelter under The Greenbrier resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. The fallout shelter covertly started construction in 1958, and was built to house the United States Congress in the case of a nuclear attack.
Forsythia Forsythia is both the common name and botanical name of a plant genus belonging to the Oleaceae (Olive family). It is named after William Forsyth, and comprises six species of deciduous shrubs to 3-6 m tall, mostly native to Asia, but one native to southeastern Europe.
Fort at Number 4 The Fort at Number 4 was the northern-most English settlement along the Connecticut River in New Hampshire until after the French and Indian War. Now known as Charlestown, it was more than 30 miles (50 km) from the nearest other English settlement at Fort Dummer.
Fort Abraham Lincoln Fort Abraham Lincoln was an important infantry and cavalry post about seven miles south of today's Mandan, North Dakota and was built by Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Huston. It was home for several years to the U.
Fort Adams Fort Adams in Newport, Rhode Island was established on July 4th, 1799 as a First System coastal fortification. Its first commander was Captain John Henry who was later instrumental in starting the War of 1812.
Fort Adams State Park Fort Adams State Park is located at the mouth of Newport Harbor, offering spectacular panoramas of both the harbor and Narragansett Bay. The park is home to Fort Adams, the largest coastal fortification in the United States.
Fort Aguada Fort Aguada is an old, well preserved Portuguese fort standing in Goa, India, on Sinquerim beach, overlooking the vast expanses of Arabian Sea. The fort was constructed in 1612 to guard against the Dutch and the Marathas.
Fort Aguada (Goa) Fort Aguada was a 16th Century era stronghold originally constructed by the Portuguese on the north shore of India's Mandovi River estuary, initially tasked with defense of shipping and the nearby Bardez District.
Fort Albany (Arlington, Virginia) Fort Albany was a bastioned earthwork built by the Union Army in Arlington County (then still known as Alexandria County) in Virginia. It was built in 1861 as part of the defense of Washington during the American Civil War.
Fort Albert Fort Albert (Map Reference SZ 330 890) is a tower fort nestling under the cliffs west of Fort Victoria on the Isle of Wight, England. It was also known as Cliff End Fort, named after the Northern extremity of Colwell Bay (Cliff's End).
Fort Amherst Fort Amherst was constructed in 1756 at the southern end of the Brompton lines of defence to protect the southeastern approaches to Chatham Dockyard and the River Medway against a French invasion. Part of it is now open to the public.
Fort Amherstburg Fort Amherstburg was built by the Royal Canadian Volunteers at the mouth of the Detroit River to replace Fort Detroit, which Britain was required to cede to the United States of America in 1796 as a result of the Jay Treaty.
Fort Amsterdam Fort Amsterdam (subsequently named Fort James, Fort Willem Hendrick, Fort James (again), Fort William, Fort Anne and Fort George) was a fort on the southern tip of Manhattan that was the administrative headquarters for the Dutch and then British rule of New York from 1625 until being torn down in 1790 after the American Revolution.
Fort Ancient Fort Ancient is a name for a Native American culture that flourished from 1000-1550 among a people who predominantly inhabited land along the Ohio River in areas of southern modern day Ohio and northern Kentucky. The Fort Ancient culture was once thought to be an expansion of the Mississippian cultures, but is now accepted as an independently developed culture that was descended from the Hopewell culture (100 BCE-CE 500), who were also a Mound Builder people.

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