Fort Necessity—Pennsylvania
Fort Duquesne—Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Fort Ticonderoga—New York State
Fort Laramie—Wyoming
Fort Sumter—Charleston, South Carolina
Fort Corregidor—Manila Bay, Philippines
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