Fort Washington

historic fort and military reservation; and surrounding parkland in Fort Washington, Maryland, United States

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1808 fort, military base, headquarters, National Park System unit, National Capital Parks-East, Civil War Defenses of Washington, Mexican–American War, United States Army, American Civil War, Spanish–American War, National Park Service, World War II, War of 1812, World War I, United States of America, 

• National Register of Historic Places entry^@
• Freebase entry^@
• Google Maps entry^@
• Facebook page^@
• FortWiki article^@
• Starforts article^@
• Tripadvisor page^@
• Map of Fort Washington, Maryland. (NAID 137929230)^@

Location: 38.7137, -77.031, ///ashes.appear.being, Google, Bing, Aerial View, OldMapsOnline, ESRI Imagery, Historic Markers, KML

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1814-01-01T00:00:00Z

destruction

1814-01-01T00:00:00Z

replacement

1890-01-01T00:00:00Z

replacement

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Frameless

Attack on Fort Washington on Potomac, 17 August 1814

Drawing of Fort Warburton, Maryland

Drawing of Second Fort Washington, MD, Completed in 1824

Fort Washington Lighthouse, Maryland, USA beside the Potomac River.

Fort Washington Park 2004-10-17

Fort Washington, MD, During the Civil War

Type	Description	Date	Keywords	Notes	Source
link	National Register of Historic Places entry@				Wikidata
link	Freebase entry@				Wikidata
link	Google Maps entry@				Wikidata
link	Facebook page@				Wikidata
link	FortWiki article@				Wikidata
link	Starforts article@				Wikidata
link	Tripadvisor page@				Wikidata
link	Map of Fort Washington, Maryland. (NAID 137929230)@				Wikidata
incident	destruction	1814			Wikidata
incident	replacement	1814			Wikidata
incident	replacement	1890			Wikidata
base	Fort Hunt	1930	military base		Wikidata
base	Fort Myer	1881	military base		Wikidata
base	HMAS Waratah	1966	naval base		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	Navy Bomb Disposal School	1942	military base, school		Wikidata
base	U.S. Naval Torpedo Station, Alexandria		naval base		Wikidata
image	Attack on Fort Washington on Potomac, 17 August 1814				Wikimedia
image	Drawing of Fort Warburton, Maryland				Wikimedia
image	Drawing of Second Fort Washington, MD, Completed in 1824				Wikimedia
image	Fort Washington Lighthouse, Maryland, USA beside the Potomac River.				Wikimedia
image	Fort Washington Park 2004-10-17				Wikimedia
image	Fort Washington, MD, During the Civil War				Wikimedia