The Children of Peace were founded during the War of 1812 after a schism in York County.

Chester was officially founded in 1759 during the French and Indian War.

In 1965, 80 acres of land was donated from the historic Steckel Ranch, founded during the Civil War.

The Independence Courts were eight special courts founded during the Turkish War of Independence to prosecute those who were against the system of the government.

Holmesburg contains one of the longest continuous African-American communities in the nation, having been founded by runaway slaves prior to and during the Civil War.

Union Leagues were founded during the Civil War to support President Abraham Lincoln and the preservation of the Union; Philadelphia's, established in 1862, was the first.

On July 4, 1863, the Union Army founded a new Fort Boise during the Civil War.

It was founded during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War by consolidating paramilitary organizations-chiefly the Haganah-that preceded the establishment of the state.

Founded during the War of the Hundred Years to proselytize against an increase in Darkfriends, they evolved during the war into a completely military society.

The institution was founded during the Civil War and is considered the nation's oldest orthopedic hospital.