Fort Foote

historical fort in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States

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1862 — 1878 earthworks, fort, Fort Circle Parks, Civil War defenses of Washington, D.C., American Civil War, United States Army, Union Army, United States of America, 

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Location: 38.766666666, -77.027777777, ///clauses.snow.quaint, Google, Bing, Aerial View, OldMapsOnline, ESRI Imagery, Historic Markers, KML

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1863-01-01T00:00:00Z

start of manufacturing

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Frameless

Artillery School copies of Lieut. Hobbs' maps of Forts Foote & Washington, and Washington Arsenal - while these were under the military supervision of Brevet Major J. C. Breckinridge, Captain, 2d LOC 79695115

Designs for Buildings to be erected at Fort Foote, Maryland

Design for a Hospital at Fort Foote, Maryland

Drills - Engineer Corps - Bridge Building - Trench construction at Fort Foote, Maryland. 1st Replacement Regiment of Engineers of Washington Barracks, D.C., receiving instruction in the riveting of trenches

Drills - Infantry - Bayonet - Trench warfare instruction, Fort Foote, Maryland. A detachment of troops of the 1st Replacement Regiment of Engineers of Washington Barracks, D.C., going "over the top" during instruction in trench warfare

Drills - Infantry - Small Arms Practice - Targets - Trench warfare instruction, Fort Foote, Maryland. 1st Replacement Regiment of Engineers of Washington Barracks, D.C. learning the fine points of trench warfare

Drills - Infantry - Small Arms Practice - Targets - Trench warfare instruction, Fort Foote, Maryland. Instruction in trench warfare by 1st Battalion, 1st Replacement Regiment of Engineers of Washington Barracks, D.C.`

Drills - Trench Warfare - Engineer replacement troops receiving instruction in trench construction at Fort Foote, Maryland, a sub-post of Washington Barracks, D.C

Drills - Trench Warfare - Instruction in trench construction, by 1st Battalion, 1st Replacement Regiment of Engineers stationed at Fort Foote, Maryland, a sub-post of Washington Barracks, D.C. The white lines show tape used in marking off tasks in trench construction

Drills - Trench Warfare - Training Camp - Trench warfare instruction, Fort Foote, Maryland. 1st Replacement Regiment of Engineers of Washington Barracks, D.C. learning the fine points of trench fighting

Drills - Trench Warfare - Trench construction at Fort Foote, Maryland. Communication trench zig-zagged to prevent enfilading, built by the 1st replacement regiment of Engineers of Washington barracks, D.C

Drills - Trench Warfare - Trench construction at Fort Foote, Maryland. Troops of 1st Replacement Regiment of Engineers of Washington Barracks, D.C., taping off a trench preparatory to its being dug

Fort Foote

Fort Foote

Fort Foote General Orders No. 313

Fort Foote crop

Fort Foote, Maryland

Fort Foote, Proposed Alteration in Slopes

Fort foote drawing

Interpretive sign describing Fort Foote

Map of Fort Foote, Maryland

Military Administration - In Service of the Interior - Supply Service - Issuance of Rations in Camp - ENGINEER REPLACEMENT TROOPS receiving instruction in trench warfare, at Fort Foote, Md., a sub-post of Washington Barracks, D.C. Hurriedly preparing mess in the trench

No. 25 Fort Foote - Plan & sections

Rodman Guns

Type	Description	Date	Keywords	Notes	Source
link	National Park Service entry@				Wikidata
link	Freebase entry@				Wikidata
link	Google Maps entry@				Wikidata
link	FortWiki article@				Wikidata
link	Tripadvisor page@				Wikidata
link	Map of Fort Foote, Maryland@				Wikidata
incident	start of manufacturing	1863			Wikidata
base	Fort Hunt	1930	military base		Wikidata
base	Fort Myer	1881	military base		Wikidata
base	Fort Washington	1808	headquarters, National Park System unit, National Park Service, fort, military base, United States Army, tripadvisor		Wikidata
base	Henderson Hall	1942	military base		Wikidata
base	Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling	1918	Naval District Washington, military base		Wikidata
base	Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C.		barracks		Wikidata
base	Naval Support Activity Bethesda		military base		Wikidata
base	Naval Support Facility Anacostia	1918	military base		Wikidata
base	Navy Bomb Disposal School	1942	school, military base		Wikidata
base	U.S. Naval Torpedo Station, Alexandria		naval base		Wikidata
museum	African American Civil War Museum		history museum, African-American museum, military museum		Wikidata
image	Artillery School copies of Lieut. Hobbs' maps of Forts Foote & Washington, and Washington Arsenal - while these were under the military supervision of Brevet Major J. C. Breckinridge, Captain, 2d LOC 79695115	1880			Wikimedia
image	Designs for Buildings to be erected at Fort Foote, Maryland				Wikimedia
image	Design for a Hospital at Fort Foote, Maryland				Wikimedia
image	Drills - Engineer Corps - Bridge Building - Trench construction at Fort Foote, Maryland. 1st Replacement Regiment of Engineers of Washington Barracks, D.C., receiving instruction in the riveting of trenches				Wikimedia
image	"over%20the%20top"%20during%20instru(...)%20-%20NARA%20-%2031475782.jpg Drills - Infantry - Bayonet - Trench warfare instruction, Fort Foote, Maryland. A detachment of troops of the 1st Replacement Regiment of Engineers of Washington Barracks, D.C., going "over the top" during instruction in trench warfare				Wikimedia
image	Drills - Infantry - Small Arms Practice - Targets - Trench warfare instruction, Fort Foote, Maryland. 1st Replacement Regiment of Engineers of Washington Barracks, D.C. learning the fine points of trench warfare				Wikimedia
image	Drills - Infantry - Small Arms Practice - Targets - Trench warfare instruction, Fort Foote, Maryland. Instruction in trench warfare by 1st Battalion, 1st Replacement Regiment of Engineers of Washington Barracks, D.C.`				Wikimedia
image	Drills - Trench Warfare - Engineer replacement troops receiving instruction in trench construction at Fort Foote, Maryland, a sub-post of Washington Barracks, D.C				Wikimedia
image	Drills - Trench Warfare - Instruction in trench construction, by 1st Battalion, 1st Replacement Regiment of Engineers stationed at Fort Foote, Maryland, a sub-post of Washington Barracks, D.C. The white lines show tape used in marking off tasks in trench construction				Wikimedia
image	Drills - Trench Warfare - Training Camp - Trench warfare instruction, Fort Foote, Maryland. 1st Replacement Regiment of Engineers of Washington Barracks, D.C. learning the fine points of trench fighting				Wikimedia
image	Drills - Trench Warfare - Trench construction at Fort Foote, Maryland. Communication trench zig-zagged to prevent enfilading, built by the 1st replacement regiment of Engineers of Washington barracks, D.C				Wikimedia
image	Drills - Trench Warfare - Trench construction at Fort Foote, Maryland. Troops of 1st Replacement Regiment of Engineers of Washington Barracks, D.C., taping off a trench preparatory to its being dug				Wikimedia
image	Fort Foote				Wikimedia
image	Fort Foote				Wikimedia
image	Fort Foote General Orders No. 313	1863			Wikimedia
image	Fort Foote crop				Wikimedia
image	Fort Foote, Maryland				Wikimedia
image	Fort Foote, Proposed Alteration in Slopes				Wikimedia
image	Fort foote drawing				Wikimedia
image	Interpretive sign describing Fort Foote	2018			Wikimedia
image	Map of Fort Foote, Maryland				Wikimedia
image	Military Administration - In Service of the Interior - Supply Service - Issuance of Rations in Camp - ENGINEER REPLACEMENT TROOPS receiving instruction in trench warfare, at Fort Foote, Md., a sub-post of Washington Barracks, D.C. Hurriedly preparing mess in the trench				Wikimedia
image	No. 25 Fort Foote - Plan & sections				Wikimedia
image	Rodman Guns				Wikimedia