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PITTSBURGH — Bouquet’s Blockhouse, a shelter for 18th-century soldiers being sniped at or overrun by warring tribes, survived Pontiac’s War and two revolutions -- the American and Industrial. It ...

MEYERTON – The Witkop Blockhouse, a declared national monument and one of the last remaining examples of its kind in South ...

MUSKEGON--Conceived as a make-work project in the depths of the Great Depression, the blockhouse rose from the ashes after a gang of local youths burned it to the ground in 1962. Former Michigan state ...

MUSKEGON, Mich. (WZZM) -- Spray paint and flames from an arsonist -- those are the two biggest problems at a historic site in Muskegon County. It sits on the county's highest elevation, just around a ...

A dig at a 16th Century blockhouse commissioned by Henry VIII for the city of Hull's defences has uncovered the original floor levels from the 1540s. Ken Steedman, of Humber Field Archaeology (HFA), ...

Throughout history, New York City has played an important strategic role in many historic wars. The remnants of those conflicts can be found all over the five boroughs in the form of forts, cannons, ...

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A notorious bank robber who escaped last month from a federal prison has robbed another bank and may be hiding in South Florida, officials said. Dubbed the “Blockhouse Bandit” for his string of bank ...

Karaoke offers a chance to live out such dreams. It started in Japan in the 1970s, and it might not have happened at all if, supposedly, a hired performer had not been a no-show one night at a bar.

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Blockhouse Fitness, led by CEO Sean Murphy, offers personal training and online coaching services to help clients achieve healthier lifestyles. The fitness center focuses on ...