forts

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As kids, we converted this mountain of boxes into forts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The monuments are of all types, including prehistoric burial mounds, Roman forts, early Christian carved stones and industrial mills.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Stretching east to west from the North Sea to the Irish Sea, Hadrian's Wall featured a series of forts and towers placed at regular intervals.

From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2025

Anti-landing spikes positioned along Kinmen's shores and old military forts facing China are grim reminders of the archipelago's past battles.

From Barron's • Nov. 11, 2025

They overwhelmed the forts at present-day Detroit and Dearborn and drove thousands of squatters from settlements all over Illinois and Indiana territories.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz