cope
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cope, coping. Top course (
capping) of masonry, brick, etc., usually sloping, of a
chimney,
gable, parapet, or wall, formed of
cap-stones,
copstones,
copestones, or
coping-stones to throw off water.
Feather-edged coping is thinner on one side than on the other, and
saddle-back coping has a triangular section with a ridge.
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The fall of Fort William Henry.
Magazine article from: Cobblestone; 9/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...successfully taken the English forts Ontario and Oswego on Lake Ontario...s target the next summer was Fort William Henry, on present-day Lake George...French post 35 miles north of Fort William Henry. The Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnal...
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 "Portland Press Herald (Maine)")
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Tucked away, Fort William Henry shines ; The fort is part of Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site, once the home of 300 motley English settlers. Series: ABOUT THE SERIES MAINE'S HISTORIC FORTS have s
Newspaper article from: Portland Press Herald (Maine); 8/19/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...2008 Tucked away, Fort William Henry shines ; The fort is part of Colonial Pemaquid...SERIES MAINE'S HISTORIC FORTS have some thrilling stories...as $2. SUNDAY: Old Fort Western, Augusta MONDAY...Davis Island TODAY: Fort William Henry, Bristol/New Harbor...
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Starbuck, David R. Massacre at Fort William Henry.(Book Review)(Young Adult Review)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Kliatt; 5/1/2002; ; 538 words
; ...novel The Last of the Mohicans, Fort William Henry was situated at the southern tip...massacred the wounded inside the fort and attacked the unarmed British...being conducted to another British fort under a French guard. While Cooper...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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HOUSE APPROVES VETERANS CEMETERY CENSUS FORMS TO HIT SUNDAY PAPERS SCHENECTADY MAN CHARGED WITH RAPE FARMERS' MARKET TO OPEN JULY 7 BOG MANAGER ACCUSED IN DRUG CASE FIRE STRIKES FORT WILLIAM HENRY RESORT STATE POLICE CLOSE WHITEHALL FACILITY KIDS DONATE TO SPA CITY DARE GROUP.(Local)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 6/29/1990; 700+ words
; ...to reappear in court next month, police said. LAKE GEORGE - Fire damaged part of the roof of the commons area of Fort William Henry resort on Thursday, Capt. James Sullivan of the Lake George Fire Department said. Sullivan said it is not certain...
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 "The Record (Bergen County, NJ)")
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HENRY HOEBEL, 77; WAS FREEHOLDER, MAYOR OF FORT LEE
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 4/5/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...FREEHOLDER, MAYOR OF FORT LEE -- CREATION OF OVERPECK...of Fort Lee in 1931, Henry L. Hoebel's father...year public career of Henry Hoebel, who carved a...and civic-minded. "Henry was a decent, dedicated...former County Executive William McDowell, a Republican...
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Naedler, Henry William
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 5/25/2008; 361 words
; Naedler, Henry William Born February 28, 1925 in Neillsville...2008, at the age of 83, in Fort Myers, Florida where he spent his winters. Henry graduated from the University...today as RBC Wealth Management. Henry, along with his family, shared...
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More on Lieutenant Henry Young UE.
Magazine article from: The Loyalist Gazette; 3/22/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...There is also a family tradition that Fort Henry may possibly be named after Henry Young. It was reported that Henry Young and another friend, Lt. McCartney...the shores of East Lake. According to William Canniff in his book The Settlement of...
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Loyalist Forts and Battlefield tour of Lake Champlain and Upper Hudson Valley.
Magazine article from: The Loyalist Gazette; 9/22/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...Fall Trip to the Forts and Battlefields...tour will visit Fort Chambly, the Fort...Battlefield, Fort William Henry, Fort Ticonderoga...Battlefield is where Sir William Johnson's colonial...Indians at Fort William Henry after they surrendered...
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Bottom of New York fort's well yields pre-Revolutionary secrets Massacre site in Lake George inspired the novel `Last of the Mohicans'
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 11/2/1997; ; 700+ words
; It was rumored that the old well at Fort William Henry held remains of women scalped by American Indians...Indian War, forced the British to surrender Fort William Henry in August 1757 after a six-day siege. The war begun...
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MAINE'S FORTS TELL OF FIERCE BATTLES
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 10/13/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...Abenaki tribes. These forts range from grass- covered...state park. Most of the forts were constructed during...visitors, three of the forts are particularly notable...during the Civil War, Fort Popham in Phippsburg...off the beach. Fort William Henry in New Harbor is one...
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French and Indian War: Fort William Henry
Book article from: American Eras
...British troops had been taken from Forts Edward and William Henry, leaving only twenty-three...of these troops with him at Fort Edward, allowing only seven...New Englanders to defend Fort William Henry. On 3 August 1757 Montcalm...
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Fort William Henry
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Fort William Henry at the southern end of Lake George, NE N.Y.; built by the English...attacked and killed many of those retreating from the garrison. Fort William Henry was rebuilt in 1953 and is now a museum.
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Henry, Fort
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
HENRY, FORT HENRY, FORT (now Wheeling...in June 1774 by Col. William Crawford from plans drawn...1776 it was renamed Fort Henry in honor of Patrick Henry...moved by water against Fort Henry on the Tennessee...Cooling, B. Franklin. Forts Henry ...
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Sir William Johnson
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Sir William Johnson 1715-74, British colonial...against Crown Point did not capture that fort, he soundly defeated (1755) the French...Baron Dieskau at Lake George and built Fort William Henry. Johnson was rewarded with a baronetcy...
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Sherman, William T. (1820-1891)
Book article from: American Eras
William T. Sherman (1820-1891...Civil War, Union general William Tecumseh Sherman perfected...x2019; s wife named the boy William, preferring an Anglican...prepare the offensive against Forts Henry and Donelson. The two Ohioans...
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