Oooops! I think I just flunked both my memory course and geography! It
was Ft
Ross that the Russians built their fortress, not Ft Bragg. Ft Ross is
close to the
same latitude as Santa Rosa. Good thing they never got to San
Francisco! We might
be speaking another language. All those good restaurants and
sightseeing points
would have captivated them! LOL
Oooops, Paul A
David and Peggy B wrote:
> Speaking of the Russians........... there will be a SWAG run up to
Fort
> Ross in September.
>
> At 03:05 PM 7/26/01 -0700, Paul A. Asgeirsson wrote:
> >Fort Bragg in Northern California is the southern most post of the
Russians in
> >the race to claim territory in the new world, northern hemisphere.
The
> >French,
> >Russians and British were all after this area. Hard to say who was
the
> >winner!
> >LOL
> >
> >Paul A
> >
> >conan@ralvm8.vnet.ibm.com wrote:
> >
> > > per Larry...
> > > >>You need a geography lesson :-)
> > >
> > > :-) "Fort Bragg" is also the name of a -big- military base near
> > > Fayetteville NC (still commonly known as "Fayette-nam"). Home of
> > > the 82nd Airborne. :-)
> > > Ed in NC
> > >
> > > "People that hate cats, will come back as mice in their next
life."
> > > Faith Resnick
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