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Cabal

(Encyclopedia)Cabal kəbălˈ [key], inner group of advisers to Charles II of England. Their initials form the word (which is, however, of older origin)—Clifford of Chudleigh, Ashley (Lord Shaftesbury), Buckingha...

Fort Vancouver National Historic Site

(Encyclopedia)Fort Vancouver National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Fort Anne National Historic Site

(Encyclopedia)Fort Anne National Historic Site: see Annapolis Royal, N.S., Canada. ...

Fort Bowie National Historic Site

(Encyclopedia)Fort Bowie National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Fort Davis National Historic Site

(Encyclopedia)Fort Davis National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table); Davis Mountains. ...

Fort Henry, in Canadian history

(Encyclopedia)Fort Henry: see Kingston, Ont., Canada. ...

Fort Laramie National Historic Site

(Encyclopedia)Fort Laramie National Historic Site lârˈəmē [key], 833 acres (337 hectares), SE Wyo.; est. 1938. Founded in 1834 as a fur-trading post by William Sublette and Robert Campbell, it was bought by the...

Fort Larned National Historic Site

(Encyclopedia)Fort Larned National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Fort Point National Historic Site

(Encyclopedia)Fort Point National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Fort Raleigh National Historic Site

(Encyclopedia)Fort Raleigh National Historic Site: see Roanoke Island. ...