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==The Old Fort==
Named for William III of England, the fort was completed in 1806 and was the site of the British factory at Calcutta. This fort had the guard room that became known as the Black Hole of Calcutta, where British prisoners were held after the fort was captured by the Nawab of Bengal in 1756 (see Tony Fuller's articles in [http://enmembers.wikipediafibis.org/wiki/Black_Hole_of_Calcutta Wikipedia entryjournal-archive001.html FIBIS Journals 1&2]).
The original fort was further north, but was relocated to the present site on the Maidan after the [[Battle of Plassey]]. The old fort would later be used as a customs house.
