Fort Thayer

historical fort in Washington, D.C., United States

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1861 — 1908 former entity, fort, Civil War defenses of Washington, D.C., Union Army, American Civil War, United States of America, 

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Location: 38.928836, -76.971674, ///copies.chart.milk, Google, Bing, Aerial View, OldMapsOnline, ESRI Imagery, Historic Markers, KML

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1865-01-01T00:00:00Z

abandonment

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District of Columbia LOC 87693313-7

Fort Thayer - Washington, District of Columbia

Fort Thayer — Topographical map, 1st Brigade, defenses north of Potomac, Washington, D.C. (EAST)

Type	Description	Date	Keywords	Notes	Source
link	Google Knowledge entry@				Wikidata
link	FortWiki article@				Wikidata
incident	abandonment	1865			Wikidata
base	Fort George G. Meade	1917	military base, garrison		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	District of Columbia LOC 87693313-7	1892			Wikimedia
image	Fort Thayer - Washington, District of Columbia	1863			Wikimedia
image	Fort Thayer — Topographical map, 1st Brigade, defenses north of Potomac, Washington, D.C. (EAST)				Wikimedia