=Fort Schuyler= (on site of village of Rome), Oneida Co., N.Y. 43N. 75W. Taken by English and Indian allies, 1779 (W. of Ind.). =Fort Spring Hill=, Richmond. 37N. 77W. Carried by the Federals, 1864 (Civil W.). =Fort Sumter=, see Charleston. =Fort Ticonderoga=, see under T. =Fort Wagner=, Charleston, S. Carolina. 32N. 79W. Assault on by Federals, 1863 (Civil W.). =Fort Washington=, Manhattan Island, N.Y. 40N. 74W. Captured by the English, 1776 (W. of Ind.). =Fort Watson=, Santee R., near Camden. 34N. 80W. Capitulation of English, 1781 (W. of Ind.). =Fort Wayne=, Maumee R., Indiana. 41N. 85W. Repulse of attack on by English and Indian allies, 1812. =Fort William and Mary=, Newcastle, Portsmouth Harbour. 43N. 70W. Attack on and seizure of ammunition by patriots under Sullivan, 1774. =Fort William Henry=, Lake George. 43N. 73W. Taken by Montcalm, and English garrison massacred by the Indian allies, 1757. (See Louisburg.) =Franklin=, Tennessee. 35N. 86W. Fierce battle ending in defeat of the Confederates, 1864 (Civil W.). =Franklin= (formerly included in Salisbury), N. Hampshire. 43N. 71W. Bp. Daniel Webster, orator (1782-1852). =Frazier's Farm=, near Richmond. 37N. 77W. One of the fierce battles fought near Richmond. Confederates finally driven back (also known as battle of Glendale), 1862. =Frederica=, Georgia 31N. 81W. Spanish attack on repulsed by Oglethorpe, 1742. =Frederick=, Frederick Co., Maryland. 39N. 77W. Sc. Barbara Frietchie's patriotic courage in continuing to wave the Union flag, 1862. (See poem by Whittier.) =Frederick Co.=, Maryland. Bp. Francis Scott Key, A. of 'The Star spangled Banner' (1779-1843). =Fredericksburg=, Virginia. 38N. 77W. Victory of Confederates under Lee, 1862 (Civil W.). =Fredericksburg=, Penn. 40N. 76W. Bp. James Lick, to whom the observatory is due (1796-1876). =Fredericktown=, Missouri. 38N. 90W. Defeat of Confederates, 1861 (Civil W.). =Fredericton=, N. Brunswick. 45N. 66W. Bp. W. Bliss Carman, poet (1861). =Frenchtown= (now Monroe), Michigan. 41N. 83W. Taken by Americans, 1813; recaptured by English two days later, when Indians massacred the sick and wounded. =Frobisher Bay.= 62N. 65W. Named after the discoverer, 1576; Hudson off, 1610. =Front Royal=, Virginia. 39N. 78W. Victory of Confederates, 1862 (Civil W.). =Fulton=, Missouri. 38N. 92W. Confederates defeated, 1861 (Civil W.). =Fundy, Bay of.= 45N. 66W. Explored by Champlain, 1604-7, during his second expedition to Canada. =Fury and Hecla Strait.= 69N. 84W. Discovered by Parry, 1821. =Gaines's Mill=, Chickahominy R. One of the series of engagements near Richmond (q.v.), fought between Lee and McClellan, 1862. =Galapagos Islands=, S.A. 0S. 91W. Marked on early map of 1570; Dampier on, 1684; explored by Capt. Colnett, 1794. =Galveston=, Texas. 29N. 95W. Surrendered to Federals, 1862; attacked and retaken by Confederates, 1863 (Civil W.). =Gaspe=, Quebec. 48N. 64W. Cross erected on the shore by Cartier, who landed here, 1534.