Fort William

Fort William may refer to:

In Canada:

  • Fort William, Ontario, a Canadian city which, together with Port Arthur, became part of Thunder Bay in 1970
    • Fort William (electoral district), a related Canadian federal electoral district
    • Fort William Historical Park, historical re-creation of the original Fort William (Ontario) on the Kaministiquia River
    • Fort William Gardens, a multi-purpose arena in Thunder Bay, Ontario
  • Fort William, Newfoundland
  • Fort William, Nova Scotia
  • Fort William, a community and historic site along the Ottawa River in Sheenboro, Quebec

In Ghana:

  • Fort William (Ghana), a fort in Cape Coast

In India:

  • Fort William, India, a fort in the Indian city of Calcutta (Kolkata)

In Scotland:

  • Fort William, Scotland, a town in Scotland
    • Fort William Shinty Club, a shinty team

In Jersey:

  • A fort in Gorey above Fort Henry

In the United States:

  • Fort William, Massachusetts, a former name for the current Fort Independence in Boston Harbor
  • Fort Amsterdam, (once named Fort William), New York City
  • Fort William (Colorado), a frontier trading post also known as Bent's Old Fort
  • Fort William (Florida)
  • Fort William (Kentucky), frontier fort 1785
  • Fort William (Oregon), a fur trade outpost in Oregon Country
  • Fort William (Wyoming), a frontier trading post later renamed Fort Laramie

Famous quotes containing the words fort and/or william:

    I think it will thrill you. It may shock you. It might even horrify you. So if any of you feel that you do not care to subject your nerves to such a strain, now is your chance to—Well, we warned you.
    —Garrett Fort (1900–1945)

    Here lies the body of W. W.,
    Who never more will trouble you, trouble you.
    —Anonymous. “On William Wilson, Tailor,” from H. J. Loaring’s Curious Records (1872)