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postponed the construction of the Fort Drive once more. Though land for the parks had mostly been purchased, construction of the ring road connecting them was pushed back again and again. Other projects managed to find funding, however. In 1949, President Truman approved a supplemental appropriation
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embarked on projects to improve and maintain the parks, which were still under the control of District authority at that time. At Fort Stanton, CCC members trimmed trees and cleared brush, as well as maintaining and constructing park buildings. Various non-park buildings were also discussed for the
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to pass a bill to consolidate the aging forts into a "Fort Circle" system of parks that would ring the growing city of Washington. As envisioned by the Commissioners, the Fort Circle would be a green ring of parks outside the city, owned by the government, and connected by a "Fort Drive" road in
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began pushing Congress to finally build the Fort Circle Drive, many in Washington and the National Park Service were openly questioning whether the plan had outgrown its usefulness. By this time, Washington, D.C. had grown past the ring of forts that had protected it a century earlier, and city
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Record Group 79, Records of the National Park Service, National Archives, Records of the Branch of Recreation, Land Protection, and State Cooperation, Narrative Reports Concerning ECW (CCC) Projects in NPS Areas, 1933–35, District of Columbia, Boxes 11, National Capital Parks, Narrative Report
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Forts Chaplin and Craven: These forts were built on land belonging to Selby B. Scaggs. He owned a farm there totaling about 400 acres and worth $ 52,000. Four laborers also lived there. According to the 1860 Census Slave Schedule, Scaggs was also an enslaver of 16
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Fort Stevens: The land belonged to Emory Methodist Church. Some land may have belonged to Elizabeth Thomas, a free black woman. Her house was demolished in the process. Documentation for her ownership was never discovered but the story has become part of the local
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Fort Reno: The land belonged to Giles and Miles Dyer. The farmhouse was used by the Army as the headquarters for various commands encamped in the area. The fortification covered 20 acres of land. Some 50 more acres were used for barracks, camps, and a parade
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order to allow Washington's citizens to easily escape the confines of the capital. However, the bill allowing for the purchase of the former forts, which had been turned back over to private ownership after the war, failed to pass both the
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surface roads already connected the parks, albeit not in as linear a route as envisioned. The plan to link the fort parks via a grand drive was quietly dropped in the years that followed and replaced by a plan to instead build a
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land. The City Department of Education proposed building a school on park land, while authorities from the local water utility suggested the construction of a water tower would be suitable for the tall hills of the park. The
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Fort Slemmer: A 24-acre plot was owned by Henry Douglas, a florist. Flowers, 1,970 fruit trees, vines, bushes, and other plants were destroyed to complete the fort. This made the land owner unable to work in this
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The forts in the District of Columbia were temporary structures. They were in most part built of earthen embankments, timber with limited masonry and were surrounded by trenches and flanked with
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Most of these owners lost possession of their land for the duration of the war and were unable to receive income from it. Only a few received compensation or rent from the land during the war.
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Fort DuPont: The fort was built on the land owned by 60-year-old Michael Caton, worth $ 5,000 in 1860. He lived there with his wife, five children (aged 18 to 30), and one domestic worker.
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unit of the National Park Service administers Forts Foote, Greble, Stanton, Ricketts, Davis, Dupont, Chaplin, Mahan and Battery Carroll in the District of Columbia and Maryland. The
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Most were built on the limits of the city, which had remained relatively rural. Most of the land was privately owned and taken over by the military at the beginning of the Civil War.
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Fort DeRussy: The fort was built on land owned by Bernard S. Swart, a clerk. He lived there with his wife, three children and two farmhands. Today his land is part of
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Parts of the earthworks of some such fortifications still exist; others have been demolished. A 19.5-mile long trail connecting some of the forts was designated as a
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In 1898, an interest in connecting the forts by a road was proposed. Known as the Fort Drive, it would connect all the forts from the east of the city to the west.
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Fort Slocum: The fort was in part built on the land owned by John F. Callan, also a clerk. He lived there with his wife and their eight children (aged 8 to 24).
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House Executive Document No. 361, 81st Congress, 1st Session, "Supplemental Estimate of Appropriation for the Department of the Interior," October 11, 1949
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Fort Bayard: The fort was built on land belonging to a farmer named Philip J. Buckey, who lived there with his wife, four children and two servants.
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Cooling, Benjamin Franklin, III; Owen, Walton H., II (2010). "Defense Posts for the Long Bridge — Forts Albany, Runyan, and Jackson: Fort Albany".
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Record Group 66, Records of the National Park Service, National Archives, Entry 17, Project Files, 1910–52, Forts, Fort Stanton
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Despite that failure, in 1925 a similar bill passed both the House and Senate, which allowed for the creation of the
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unit administers Forts Bunker Hill, Totten, Slocum, Stevens, DeRussy, Reno, Bayard, Battery Kemble and
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used to house soldiers and store artillery and other supplies. They also built 93 prepared but unarmed
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request of $ 175,000 to construct "a swimming pool and associated facilities" at Fort Stanton Park.
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Wagner, H.S.; Sauers, Charles G. (1939). "National Capital Park and Planning Commission".
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The Civil War Defenses of Washington: Historic Resource Study (Part 2, Chapter 3 Endnotes)
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An 1867 map of U.S. military installations east of the federal capital of Washington, D.C.
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The 1865 map shows the following fortifications, some of which no longer exist. Forts in
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Remains of connections between Fort O'Rourke and Fort Farnsworth still visible in the
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Battery Kemble and part of Fort Gaines: The land was owned by William A.T. Maddox, a
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Some of these fortifications are part of a grouping of properties now managed by the
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Military facilities on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C.
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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covering Fifth Enrollment Period, ECW Camp N.A. #1, Washington, DC, Apr–Oct 1935
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A 1901 map reviewed by the Sub-Committee on the Improvement of the Park System
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interrupted these plans, and post-war budget cuts instituted by President
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In 2024 legislation was proposed that would reorganize the forts into a
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never captured any of these forts, though some came under enemy fire.
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List of jails and prisons on the National Register of Historic Places
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Mr. Lincoln's Forts: A Guide to the Civil War Defenses of Washington
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are included in the National Register of Historic Places listing.
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A 1901 map with recommendations for new parks and park connections
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American Civil War on the National Register of Historic Places
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From the 1860 US Federal Census for the District of Columbia.
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An 1863 map showing the Northeast Quadrant forts (East Side)
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An 1863 map showing the Northeast Quadrant forts (West Side)
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An 1867 map of U.S. military installations in present-day
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General map of the defenses of Washington, D.C. from the
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Study of the Organization of the National Capital Parks
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Fort Park System: A Re-evaluation Study of Fort Drive
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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Woodson Home 3440:Battery Alexander (MD) 3143:Department of the East 3061:"Civil War Fort Sites" 2929:""Fort Strong" marker" 2672:"Civil War Fort Sites" 1918: 1836:38.795167; -77.0433000 1020: 1012: 978:38.963944°N 77.02944°W 542:Battery Alexander (MD) 515: 505: 497: 378: 370: 362: 240: 232: 183:Potomac Heritage Trail 134:Boundary increase 4493:National Park Service 4473:Contributing property 4357:Georgetown Waterfront 3744:Anacostia Tributaries 3027:GPX (all coordinates) 2441:The Washington Post, 1955:38.934000; -77.126000 1921:From North to South: 1909: 1877:38.71083°N 77.03306°W 1790:38.766694; -77.027806 1735:38.825778; -77.015500 1687:38.837889; -77.006861 1636:38.858194; -76.981917 1588:38.856806; -76.975778 1534:38.866556; -76.951861 1486:38.872806; -76.940639 1430:38.88861°N 76.94278°W 1389:38.895167; -76.944889 1331:38.92528°N 76.95111°W 1288:38.928472; -76.971250 1242:38.929806; -76.978694 1196:38.935509; -76.987628 1148:38.939722; -77.001389 1102:38.947722; -77.005139 1054:38.960194; -77.010806 1018: 1010: 932:38.963528; -77.051139 867:38.952833; -77.078306 816:38.955194; -77.091500 768:38.937500; -77.111111 724:38.930444; -77.111139 698:Battery Martin Scott 680:38.930389; -77.096333 632:38.920556; -77.090500 588:38.915639; -77.088806 511: 503: 487: 376: 368: 360: 326:captain stationed in 266:Washington, D.C. area 238: 212: 175:National Park Service 4848:District of Columbia 4133:Constitution Gardens 4103:Star-Spangled Banner 4061:Baltimore–Washington 3876:District of Columbia 3485:Battery Martin Scott 3226:Battery Rodgers (VA) 3216:Fort Washington (MD) 3057:at Wikimedia Commons 2652:(October 11, 1949). 2202:Civil War Fort Sites 983:38.963944; -77.02944 730:Battery Martin Scott 504:Fort Stevens in 2006 264:forces built in the 38:Civil War Fort Sites 4203:Washington Monument 4188:Pennsylvania Avenue 4173:Korean War Veterans 4015:Washington Monument 3990:Korean War Veterans 3962:Pennsylvania Avenue 3893:National Cemeteries 3800:Metropolitan Branch 3774:East Coast Greenway 3754:Bolling AFB Bikeway 3465:Fort Mansfield (MD) 3460:Battery Bailey (MD) 3455:Battery Benson (MD) 3192:Army of the Potomac 2967:(January 4, 1919). 2920:The Washington Post 1945: /  1888:Fort Washington, MD 1882:38.71083; -77.03306 1872: /  1855:Fort Washington, MD 1842:Battery Rodgers, VA 1826: /  1780: /  1725: /  1677: /  1626: /  1578: /  1524: /  1476: /  1435:38.88861; -76.94278 1425: /  1379: /  1336:38.92528; -76.95111 1326: /  1278: /  1232: /  1186: /  1138: /  1092: /  1044: /  973: /  922: /  857: /  806: /  758: /  714: /  670: /  622: /  578: /  557:Fort Mansfield (MD) 554:Battery Bailey (MD) 551:Battery Benson (MD) 224:, and southeastern 154:that protected the 4943:American Civil War 4294:Frederick Douglass 4193:United States Navy 4030:National monuments 3972:National Memorials 3952:Frederick Douglass 3788:Massachusetts-39th 3554:Northeast Quadrant 3418:Northwest Quadrant 3122:American Civil War 2325:The Evening Star, 2297:The Evening Star, 1919: 1809:Battery Rogers, VA 1755:Potomac Approaches 1021: 1013: 1003:Northeast Quadrant 526:Northwest Quadrant 516: 506: 498: 490:American Civil War 379: 371: 363: 258:American Civil War 241: 233: 168:American Civil War 137:September 13, 1978 66:soldiers with the 4998:Forts in Maryland 4924: 4923: 4478:Historic district 4420: 4419: 4416: 4415: 4113:National Mall and 4053:National Parkways 3838: 3837: 3792:Marvin Gaye Trail 3769:Dalecarlia Tunnel 3695: 3694: 3530:Battery Kingsbury 3445:Fort Simmons (MD) 3053:Media related to 2550:978-0-8108-6307-1 2216:American Trails, 1970: 1897: 1851: 1805: 1750: 1702: 1651: 1603: 1549: 1501: 1450: 1404: 1351: 1303: 1257: 1211: 1163: 1117: 1069: 998: 947: 899:Battery Kingsbury 882: 831: 783: 739: 695: 647: 603: 545:Fort Simmons (MD) 439:Fort Circle Trail 415:, crews from the 324:U.S. Marine Corps 254: 253: 222:Northern Virginia 141: 140: 121:Significant dates 18:Fort Circle Parks 16:(Redirected from 5015: 4965: 4964: 4963: 4953: 4952: 4941: 4940: 4939: 4932: 4914: 4913: 4904: 4903: 4902: 4827:Marshall Islands 4447: 4440: 4433: 4424: 4314:Shepherd Parkway 4309:Oxon Run Parkway 4236:Lafayette Square 4223:President's Park 4198:Vietnam Veterans 4098:Potomac Heritage 4010:Vietnam Veterans 3889: 3865: 3858: 3851: 3842: 3815:Potomac Heritage 3759:Capital Crescent 3733:Washington, D.C. 3722: 3715: 3708: 3699: 3576:Fort Bunker Hill 3435:Fort Sumner (MD) 3359:Battery Garesche 3299:Fort Tillinghast 3254:Fort C. F. Smith 3249:Fort Ethan Allen 3129:Washington, D.C. 3115: 3108: 3101: 3092: 3052: 2989: 2988: 2984: 2982: 2980: 2960: 2948: 2946: 2944: 2939:on March 6, 2018 2923: 2914: 2912: 2910: 2903:The Evening Star 2893: 2891: 2889: 2882:The Evening Star 2868: 2867: 2863: 2861: 2859: 2843: 2841: 2839: 2832:The Evening Star 2818: 2817: 2813: 2811: 2809: 2788: 2787: 2783: 2781: 2779: 2758: 2757: 2753: 2751: 2749: 2728: 2727: 2723: 2721: 2719: 2703: 2701: 2699: 2683: 2681: 2679: 2662: 2661: 2657: 2640: 2639: 2635: 2622: 2621: 2617: 2608: 2599: 2593: 2585: 2579: 2578: 2524: 2523: 2516: 2510: 2509: 2502: 2496: 2486: 2480: 2470: 2464: 2454: 2448: 2438: 2432: 2426: 2420: 2413:Martha Strayer, 2410: 2404: 2398: 2392: 2387:Record Group 66, 2382: 2376: 2371:Record Group 79, 2366: 2360: 2354: 2348: 2338: 2332: 2329:December 4, 1925 2322: 2316: 2310: 2304: 2294: 2288: 2278: 2251: 2245: 2239: 2229: 2223: 2213: 2207: 2197: 2182: 2179: 2078:Battery Garesche 2026:Fort Tillinghast 1979:Fort C. F. Smith 1974:Fort Ethan Allen 1969: 1968: 1966: 1965: 1964: 1962: 1957: 1956: 1951: 1946: 1943: 1942: 1941: 1938: 1930: 1896: 1895: 1893: 1892: 1891: 1889: 1884: 1883: 1878: 1873: 1870: 1869: 1868: 1865: 1857: 1850: 1849: 1847: 1846: 1845: 1843: 1838: 1837: 1832: 1827: 1824: 1823: 1822: 1819: 1811: 1804: 1803: 1801: 1800: 1799: 1797: 1792: 1791: 1786: 1781: 1778: 1777: 1776: 1773: 1765: 1749: 1748: 1746: 1745: 1744: 1742: 1737: 1736: 1731: 1726: 1723: 1722: 1721: 1718: 1710: 1701: 1700: 1698: 1697: 1696: 1694: 1689: 1688: 1683: 1678: 1675: 1674: 1673: 1670: 1662: 1650: 1649: 1647: 1646: 1645: 1643: 1638: 1637: 1632: 1627: 1624: 1623: 1622: 1619: 1611: 1602: 1601: 1599: 1598: 1597: 1595: 1590: 1589: 1584: 1579: 1576: 1575: 1574: 1571: 1563: 1548: 1547: 1545: 1544: 1543: 1541: 1536: 1535: 1530: 1525: 1522: 1521: 1520: 1517: 1509: 1500: 1499: 1497: 1496: 1495: 1493: 1488: 1487: 1482: 1477: 1474: 1473: 1472: 1469: 1461: 1449: 1448: 1446: 1445: 1444: 1442: 1437: 1436: 1431: 1426: 1423: 1422: 1421: 1418: 1410: 1403: 1402: 1400: 1399: 1398: 1396: 1391: 1390: 1385: 1380: 1377: 1376: 1375: 1372: 1364: 1350: 1349: 1347: 1346: 1345: 1343: 1338: 1337: 1332: 1327: 1324: 1323: 1322: 1319: 1311: 1302: 1301: 1299: 1298: 1297: 1295: 1290: 1289: 1284: 1279: 1276: 1275: 1274: 1271: 1263: 1256: 1255: 1253: 1252: 1251: 1249: 1244: 1243: 1238: 1233: 1230: 1229: 1228: 1225: 1217: 1210: 1209: 1207: 1206: 1205: 1203: 1198: 1197: 1192: 1187: 1184: 1183: 1182: 1179: 1171: 1168:Fort Bunker Hill 1162: 1161: 1159: 1158: 1157: 1155: 1150: 1149: 1144: 1139: 1136: 1135: 1134: 1131: 1123: 1116: 1115: 1113: 1112: 1111: 1109: 1104: 1103: 1098: 1093: 1090: 1089: 1088: 1085: 1077: 1068: 1067: 1065: 1064: 1063: 1061: 1056: 1055: 1050: 1045: 1042: 1041: 1040: 1037: 1029: 997: 996: 994: 993: 992: 990: 985: 984: 979: 974: 971: 970: 969: 966: 958: 946: 945: 943: 942: 941: 939: 934: 933: 928: 923: 920: 919: 918: 915: 907: 881: 880: 878: 877: 876: 874: 869: 868: 863: 858: 855: 854: 853: 850: 842: 830: 829: 827: 826: 825: 823: 818: 817: 812: 807: 804: 803: 802: 799: 791: 782: 781: 779: 778: 777: 775: 770: 769: 764: 759: 756: 755: 754: 751: 743: 742:Battery Vermont 738: 737: 735: 734: 733: 731: 726: 725: 720: 715: 712: 711: 710: 707: 699: 694: 693: 691: 690: 689: 687: 682: 681: 676: 671: 668: 667: 666: 663: 655: 646: 645: 643: 642: 641: 639: 634: 633: 628: 623: 620: 619: 618: 615: 607: 606:Battery Parrott 602: 601: 599: 598: 597: 595: 590: 589: 584: 579: 576: 575: 574: 571: 563: 538:Fort Sumner (MD) 494:Washington, D.C. 422:Second World War 413:Great Depression 230:Washington, D.C. 205: 160:Washington, D.C. 147:were a group of 116: (increase) 111: (original) 105: 88:Washington, D.C. 76:Washington, D.C. 61: 30: 21: 5023: 5022: 5018: 5017: 5016: 5014: 5013: 5012: 4973: 4972: 4971: 4961: 4959: 4947: 4937: 4935: 4927: 4925: 4920: 4900: 4898: 4890: 4857: 4836: 4810: 4769: 4502: 4456: 4451: 4421: 4412: 4391: 4382:Old Stone House 4362:Glover-Archbold 4324:Rock Creek Park 4318: 4245: 4217: 4183:Old Post Office 4114: 4107: 4090:National Trails 4084: 4047: 4024: 3966: 3928: 3910: 3878: 3872:Protected areas 3869: 3839: 3834: 3796:Melvin C. Hazen 3735: 3726: 3696: 3691: 3673: 3600: 3596:Battery Jameson 3549: 3520:Battery Terrill 3510:Battery Rossell 3490:Battery Vermont 3475:Battery Parrott 3470:Battery Cameron 3450:Fort Davis (MD) 3430:Fort Kirby (MD) 3425:Fort Cross (MD) 3413: 3394:Fort Farnsworth 3339:Fort Richardson 3230: 3221:Fort Foote (MD) 3201: 3177: 3131: 3119: 3078:Floyd, Dale E. 3045: 3044: 3043: 3042: 3041: 3002: 2997: 2986: 2978: 2976: 2963: 2951: 2942: 2940: 2926: 2917: 2908: 2906: 2896: 2887: 2885: 2876: 2865: 2857: 2855: 2854:. July 24, 2024 2846: 2837: 2835: 2826: 2815: 2807: 2805: 2796: 2785: 2777: 2775: 2766: 2755: 2747: 2745: 2736: 2725: 2717: 2715: 2706: 2697: 2695: 2692:American Trails 2686: 2677: 2675: 2670: 2659: 2648: 2637: 2630: 2619: 2611: 2602: 2586: 2576: 2574: 2551: 2536: 2532: 2527: 2518: 2517: 2513: 2504: 2503: 2499: 2491:, p. 115; 2487: 2483: 2471: 2467: 2455: 2451: 2445:October 2, 1964 2439: 2435: 2431:, pp. 3–9. 2427: 2423: 2411: 2407: 2399: 2395: 2383: 2379: 2367: 2363: 2355: 2351: 2339: 2335: 2323: 2319: 2311: 2307: 2301:October 9, 1902 2295: 2291: 2279: 2254: 2246: 2242: 2230: 2226: 2214: 2210: 2198: 2194: 2190: 2185: 2180: 2176: 2172: 2167: 2134: 2113:Fort Farnsworth 2062:Fort Richardson 1960: 1958: 1954: 1952: 1948: 1947: 1944: 1939: 1936: 1934: 1932: 1931: 1904: 1887: 1885: 1881: 1879: 1875: 1874: 1871: 1866: 1863: 1861: 1859: 1858: 1841: 1839: 1835: 1833: 1829: 1828: 1825: 1820: 1817: 1815: 1813: 1812: 1795: 1793: 1789: 1787: 1783: 1782: 1779: 1774: 1771: 1769: 1767: 1766: 1757: 1740: 1738: 1734: 1732: 1728: 1727: 1724: 1719: 1716: 1714: 1712: 1711: 1692: 1690: 1686: 1684: 1680: 1679: 1676: 1671: 1668: 1666: 1664: 1663: 1641: 1639: 1635: 1633: 1629: 1628: 1625: 1620: 1617: 1615: 1613: 1612: 1593: 1591: 1587: 1585: 1581: 1580: 1577: 1572: 1569: 1567: 1565: 1564: 1539: 1537: 1533: 1531: 1527: 1526: 1523: 1518: 1515: 1513: 1511: 1510: 1491: 1489: 1485: 1483: 1479: 1478: 1475: 1470: 1467: 1465: 1463: 1462: 1440: 1438: 1434: 1432: 1428: 1427: 1424: 1419: 1416: 1414: 1412: 1411: 1394: 1392: 1388: 1386: 1382: 1381: 1378: 1373: 1370: 1368: 1366: 1365: 1358: 1341: 1339: 1335: 1333: 1329: 1328: 1325: 1320: 1317: 1315: 1313: 1312: 1293: 1291: 1287: 1285: 1281: 1280: 1277: 1272: 1269: 1267: 1265: 1264: 1247: 1245: 1241: 1239: 1235: 1234: 1231: 1226: 1223: 1221: 1219: 1218: 1201: 1199: 1195: 1193: 1189: 1188: 1185: 1180: 1177: 1175: 1173: 1172: 1153: 1151: 1147: 1145: 1141: 1140: 1137: 1132: 1129: 1127: 1125: 1124: 1107: 1105: 1101: 1099: 1095: 1094: 1091: 1086: 1083: 1081: 1079: 1078: 1059: 1057: 1053: 1051: 1047: 1046: 1043: 1038: 1035: 1033: 1031: 1030: 1005: 988: 986: 982: 980: 976: 975: 972: 967: 964: 962: 960: 959: 937: 935: 931: 929: 925: 924: 921: 916: 913: 911: 909: 908: 893:Battery Terrill 885:Battery Rossell 872: 870: 866: 864: 860: 859: 856: 851: 848: 846: 844: 843: 821: 819: 815: 813: 809: 808: 805: 800: 797: 795: 793: 792: 774:Battery Vermont 773: 771: 767: 765: 761: 760: 757: 752: 749: 747: 745: 744: 729: 727: 723: 721: 717: 716: 713: 708: 705: 703: 701: 700: 685: 683: 679: 677: 673: 672: 669: 664: 661: 659: 657: 656: 638:Battery Parrott 637: 635: 631: 629: 625: 624: 621: 616: 613: 611: 609: 608: 594:Battery Cameron 593: 591: 587: 585: 581: 580: 577: 572: 569: 567: 565: 564: 561:Battery Cameron 548:Fort Davis (MD) 534:Fort Kirby (MD) 531:Fort Cross (MD) 528: 488:An 1865 map of 482: 455:Rock Creek Park 447: 434:John F. Kennedy 426:Harry S. Truman 355: 308:Rock Creek Park 203: 198: 112: 94: 90: 79: 48: 39: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 5021: 5019: 5011: 5010: 5005: 5000: 4995: 4990: 4985: 4975: 4974: 4970: 4969: 4957: 4945: 4922: 4921: 4919: 4918: 4908: 4895: 4892: 4891: 4889: 4888: 4883: 4878: 4877: 4876: 4865: 4863: 4859: 4858: 4856: 4855: 4850: 4844: 4842: 4838: 4837: 4835: 4834: 4829: 4824: 4818: 4816: 4812: 4811: 4809: 4808: 4806:Virgin Islands 4803: 4798: 4793: 4788: 4783: 4781:American Samoa 4777: 4775: 4771: 4770: 4768: 4767: 4762: 4757: 4752: 4747: 4742: 4737: 4732: 4727: 4722: 4717: 4715:South Carolina 4712: 4707: 4702: 4697: 4692: 4687: 4682: 4680:North Carolina 4677: 4672: 4667: 4662: 4657: 4652: 4647: 4642: 4637: 4632: 4627: 4622: 4617: 4612: 4607: 4602: 4597: 4592: 4587: 4582: 4577: 4572: 4567: 4562: 4557: 4552: 4547: 4542: 4537: 4532: 4527: 4522: 4517: 4510: 4508: 4507:Lists by state 4504: 4503: 4501: 4500: 4498:Property types 4495: 4490: 4485: 4480: 4475: 4470: 4464: 4462: 4458: 4457: 4452: 4450: 4449: 4442: 4435: 4427: 4418: 4417: 4414: 4413: 4411: 4410: 4405: 4399: 4397: 4393: 4392: 4390: 4389: 4384: 4379: 4374: 4369: 4364: 4359: 4354: 4349: 4347:Dumbarton Oaks 4344: 4339: 4334: 4328: 4326: 4320: 4319: 4317: 4316: 4311: 4306: 4301: 4296: 4291: 4286: 4281: 4276: 4271: 4266: 4261: 4255: 4253: 4247: 4246: 4244: 4243: 4238: 4233: 4227: 4225: 4219: 4218: 4216: 4215: 4210: 4205: 4200: 4195: 4190: 4185: 4180: 4175: 4170: 4165: 4160: 4155: 4150: 4145: 4143:Ford's Theatre 4140: 4135: 4130: 4125: 4119: 4117: 4115:Memorial Parks 4109: 4108: 4106: 4105: 4100: 4094: 4092: 4086: 4085: 4083: 4082: 4077: 4072: 4063: 4057: 4055: 4049: 4048: 4046: 4045: 4040: 4034: 4032: 4026: 4025: 4023: 4022: 4017: 4012: 4007: 4002: 3997: 3992: 3987: 3982: 3976: 3974: 3968: 3967: 3965: 3964: 3959: 3954: 3949: 3947:Ford's Theatre 3944: 3938: 3936: 3930: 3929: 3927: 3926: 3920: 3918: 3912: 3911: 3909: 3908: 3903: 3897: 3895: 3886: 3880: 3879: 3870: 3868: 3867: 3860: 3853: 3845: 3836: 3835: 3833: 3832: 3827: 3822: 3817: 3812: 3810:Oxon Hill Farm 3807: 3802: 3797: 3794: 3789: 3786: 3784:Kingman Island 3781: 3776: 3771: 3766: 3761: 3756: 3751: 3746: 3740: 3737: 3736: 3727: 3725: 3724: 3717: 3710: 3702: 3693: 3692: 3690: 3689: 3684: 3678: 3675: 3674: 3672: 3671: 3666: 3661: 3656: 3651: 3646: 3641: 3636: 3631: 3626: 3621: 3616: 3610: 3608: 3606:Eastern Branch 3602: 3601: 3599: 3598: 3593: 3588: 3583: 3578: 3573: 3568: 3563: 3557: 3555: 3551: 3550: 3548: 3547: 3542: 3537: 3532: 3527: 3522: 3517: 3512: 3507: 3502: 3497: 3492: 3487: 3482: 3480:Battery Kemble 3477: 3472: 3467: 3462: 3457: 3452: 3447: 3442: 3437: 3432: 3427: 3421: 3419: 3415: 3414: 3412: 3411: 3406: 3401: 3396: 3391: 3386: 3384:Fort Ellsworth 3381: 3376: 3371: 3366: 3361: 3356: 3351: 3346: 3341: 3336: 3331: 3326: 3321: 3316: 3311: 3306: 3304:Fort McPherson 3301: 3296: 3291: 3286: 3281: 3276: 3271: 3266: 3261: 3256: 3251: 3246: 3240: 3238: 3236:Arlington Line 3232: 3231: 3229: 3228: 3223: 3218: 3212: 3210: 3203: 3202: 3200: 3199: 3194: 3188: 3186: 3179: 3178: 3176: 3175: 3170: 3165: 3160: 3155: 3150: 3145: 3139: 3137: 3133: 3132: 3120: 3118: 3117: 3110: 3103: 3095: 3089: 3088: 3083: 3076: 3067: 3058: 3040: 3039: 3034: 3029: 3024: 3018: 3012: 3005: 3004: 3003: 3001: 3000:External links 2998: 2996: 2995: 2961: 2949: 2924: 2915: 2894: 2874: 2844: 2824: 2794: 2764: 2734: 2704: 2684: 2668: 2646: 2628: 2609: 2600: 2549: 2533: 2531: 2528: 2526: 2525: 2511: 2497: 2481: 2465: 2449: 2433: 2421: 2405: 2393: 2377: 2361: 2349: 2333: 2317: 2315:, p. 594. 2305: 2289: 2252: 2250:, pp. 20. 2240: 2224: 2208: 2191: 2189: 2186: 2184: 2183: 2173: 2171: 2168: 2166: 2163: 2162: 2161: 2156: 2150: 2145: 2140: 2133: 2130: 2129: 2128: 2123: 2118: 2115: 2110: 2105: 2103:Fort Ellsworth 2100: 2095: 2090: 2085: 2080: 2075: 2070: 2067: 2064: 2059: 2054: 2049: 2044: 2039: 2034: 2031: 2030:Fort McPherson 2028: 2023: 2018:(later within 2013: 2008:(later within 2003: 1998: 1995: 1992: 1987: 1984: 1981: 1976: 1971: 1903: 1900: 1899: 1898: 1852: 1806: 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Index

Fort Circle Parks
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Historic photograph of a Union gun crew posed with a large cannon, behind earthwork fortifications and overlooking a large stretch of countryside
Union Army
3rd Massachusetts Heavy Artillery Regiment
Fort Totten
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Fairfax County, Virginia
Prince George's County, Maryland
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Confederate States Army
American Civil War
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National Register of Historic Places
Potomac Heritage Trail
National Recreation Trail

Delaware
Maryland
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Pennsylvania
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