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Built between the 1640s and the 1750s, a few were captured from rival British fur trading companies like Hudson's Bay Company. The forts were located on waterways to provide transport of fur back east to Montreal or Quebec City. A few have survived or been re-built, but most are ruins or simply disappeared after abandonment.
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The Bastille was built in response to a threat to Paris during the Hundred Years' War between England and France. [1] Prior to the Bastille, the main royal castle in Paris was the Louvre, in the west of the capital, but the city had expanded by the middle of the 14th century and the eastern side was now exposed to an English attack. [1]
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Texas is also home to some of the tallest skyscrapers in the United States. The Houston skyline has been ranked fourth-most impressive in the United States when ranked by breadth and height, [ 3 ] being the country's third-tallest skyline and one of the top 10 in the world; [ 4 ] [ 5 ] however, because it is spread over a few miles, most ...
Built by William S. Brown one of the "Old Three Hundred" and one of the oldest log houses left standing in Texas. James Walker Log House: east of Brenham: 1824 Built by James Walker one of the "Old Three Hundred" whose sons John and James Jr. fought in the Texas Revolution. One of the oldest log cabins left standing in Texas. Magee-Love Log House