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a budget not to exceed $ 3,000. The money authorized was instead spent trying to construct a fort at Jones Point, on the
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position to cover the frigates in the projected attack at daylight next morning and began throwing shells until about 7:00pm. The garrison, to our great surprise, retreated from the fort; and a short time afterward Fort
Washington was blown up." The next morning the fleet paused in front of the fort, completed the destruction, then sailed to and captured the city of
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Washington are designed to prevent a hostile fleet from reaching positions within bombarding distance of the Capitol and the Washington Navy Yard. It is scarcely within the range of possibilities that any other than a naval attack would be made on this position. The defenses are therefore designed to resist such attack only."
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Only nine guns were capable of firing down river (many of the other cannons lacked implements). On the 27th, the
British fleet of 10 ships approached the fort. Captain Gordon's report states that "A little before sunset the squadron anchored just out of gunshot; the bomb vessels at once took up their
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British Army did land near Washington, General Armstrong finally took measures to protect the Capital. On August 22, 1814, Brigadier General Robert Young was ordered to move his 600 militia to the Washington-Piscataway road to defend the approach to the fort now being called Fort Washington.
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Warburton location and came to understand its defensive advantages on the Potomac River. In 1794, as president, he directed Secretary of War Henry Knox to construct a fortification on the site, with
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first explored the area in 1634, he "found the surrounding heights covered with Indians, to the number of about five hundred, in hostile array." After securing peace with the Piscataway, in 1645 an act for the defense of the province established a garrison of 100 men at the same site at the mouth of
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of American sailors and other grievances, the United States declared war on the United Kingdom. At the time, Britain was also at war with Napoleonic France and, with their fleet thus engaged, there was very little activity along or against the American coasts. A British squadron did make an attempt
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batteries at Fort Washington mounted two guns each: Battery White was started in 1898, Smith in 1899 and James Many in 1902. Lieutenant Colonel Peter C. Haines, president of the Engineer Board planning the defense of Washington described the purpose of the works in a letter of June 26, 1891: "The
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used part of the area and other buildings as public housing. In 1946 the fort once again reverted to the Department of the Interior. Many of the buildings from the interwar period were removed. Since that time it has been a public park commemorating the long history of coastal fortifications and
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was assigned to the work and the plans of Fort Madison at Annapolis were used for the Potomac fort. It was soon discovered that the four acres purchased from Thomas Digges was too small. Colonel Williams directed Captain Bomford to lay out the work again but on a reduced scale. The barracks was
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The first military unit to serve the new guns at Fort Washington was Company A, 4th U.S. Artillery who were assigned to Battery Decatur on July 21, 1897. In 1901, Company A was re-designated 37th Company, Coast Artillery Corps and remained at the post until 1904. Other units stationed at Fort
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Even before the Treaty of Ghent, Monroe had begun to rein in L'Enfant. In November 1814 he questioned L'Enfant's removal of some of the old fort and asked for greater economy. L'Enfant was told to submit reports on the work in progress and to prepare detailed plans of the new fort for the War
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February 1861, after South Carolina and six other states had declared their independence from the United States, the possibility loomed that Virginia would also secede, making the fort's geographic position critical. Other observers saw a threat from the southern sympathizers residing in
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could house one company and six additional cannons. Later, Captain Bomford reported "Fort Washington was really an attempt to adopt a standardized plan to an unsuitable site. It violated a fundamental rule in the art of fortifications—the fort must suit its site."
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shifted to one side and one wing shortened to accommodate the new design. Work commenced on April 14, 1808, and was completed on December 1, 1809. It was anticipated that 120 artillerymen would be assigned to the post as a wartime garrison and gunboats from the
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test was conducted by firing one of these guns into a parapet designed by the secretary of war. The results of the test concluded that concrete provided a more effective barrier against rifled artillery than any other design then available to engineers.
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occupied Fort Washington. The fort's primary function was as a city garrison for Washington. Its soldiers participated in a variety of state occasions—parades, ceremonies, and funerals—throughout these years. In 1939 the 3rd Battalion moved to
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Civil War veterans, that had been promised but not delivered, were among the spending bills introduced and passed by the Congress. Some of the surplus money, $ 1,221,000 in 1890 and $ 750,000 in 1891 was appropriated for coast defenses.
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1767:"Foundation Document Overview -- Fort Washington Park, Maryland"
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1382:. Vol. 2. Baltimore: J. Lucas & E.K. Deaver. p.
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Drawing of Fort Washington as it appeared during the Civil War
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Fort Washington, Warburton Mansion and the Old By Ways in 1798
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Forts on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland
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the war, as it was not a factor in any land campaign and the
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drawbridge, strengthened the powder magazines, and added a
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Category:National Register of Historic Places in Maryland
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never attempted to raid the city from the Potomac River.
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Drawing of Second Fort Washington when completed in 1824
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University of Maryland Arboretum & Botanical Garden
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Fort Washington, seen from across the Potomac River.
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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List of coastal fortifications of the United States
932:. In 1924 the coast defense commands were renamed "
2216:Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
2047:Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
1114:Panoramic image of the exterior of Fort Washington
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1317:Marilyn Nickels and Al Koran (September 1985).
1224:. Land Resource Division, National Park Service
930:53rd Artillery (Railway), Coast Artillery Corps
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1908:Northern Virginia's Role in the War of 1812
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3283:Youghiogheny Scenic & Wild River
2920:Youghiogheny Scenic & Wild River
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2001:Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad
1895:Fort Washington, Commandant's House
1874:Fort Washington, Officer's Quarters
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1801:Fort Washington Park Brochure
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109:Show map of the United States
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685:George Washington Custis Lee
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3278:Western Maryland Rail Trail
2735:Kent Island Research Center
1495:Tucker, Spencer C. (2012).
1376:Bozman, John Leeds (1837).
1324:. Maryland Historical Trust
1296:. CDSG Press. p. 130.
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1292:Wade, Arthur P. (2011).
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303:Architectural style
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2011:National historic sites
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1721:"History & Culture"
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272:341 acres (138 ha)
193:341 acres (138 ha)
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4004:Keeper of the Register
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3395:Department of the East
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2442:St. Clement's Island
2193:Star-Spangled Banner
1620:Fort Washington Park
1152:United States portal
980:After the attack on
848:Spanish–American War
776:, naval hero of the
384:Fort Washington Park
220:Fort Washington Park
84:Show map of Maryland
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3712:Battery Bailey (MD)
3707:Battery Benson (MD)
3444:Army of the Potomac
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3069:Gwynns Falls/Leakin
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816:Montgomery C. Meigs
808:Andrew A. Humphreys
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2057:National seashores
2039:National monuments
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2153:Patuxent Research
2085:Catoctin Mountain
2065:Assateague Island
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2760:McIntosh Run
2595:Cedar Island
2535:Savage River
2427:Seneca Creek
2352:Janes Island
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3767:Fort Kearny
3752:Fort Gaines
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3586:Fort Runyon
3576:Fort Albany
3566:Fort Ramsay
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3179:Sligo Creek
3119:Lake Roland
3099:Kinder Farm
3089:Jonas Green
3079:Herring Run
3024:Fairgrounds
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2800:Old Bohemia
2705:Hugg-Thomas
2665:Fishing Bay
2645:E.A. Vaughn
2630:Deal Island
2600:Cedar Point
2575:Belle Grove
2515:Green Ridge
2452:Susquehanna
2422:Sandy Point
2417:Rosaryville
2372:North Point
2367:New Germany
2267:Canal Place
2239:State parks
2178:Appalachian
908:Fort Monroe
904:World War I
856:10-inch gun
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565:Bladensburg
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362:War of 1812
348:protecting
177: /
153:Coordinates
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3891:Fort Baker
3886:Fort Davis
3876:Fort Meigs
3866:Fort Mahan
3626:Fort Worth
3606:Fort Scott
3601:Fort Berry
3571:Fort Craig
3496:Fort Marcy
3461:Approaches
3449:XXII Corps
3435:Union Army
3204:Wilde Lake
3134:Loch Raven
3054:Gene Mason
3039:Flag Ponds
3029:Falls Road
3019:Druid Hill
2984:Centennial
2959:Allen Pond
2938:County and
2910:Severn Run
2905:Morgan Run
2900:Mattawoman
2895:Belt Woods
2870:Wellington
2770:Millington
2690:Gwynnbrook
2685:Grove Farm
2650:Earleville
2610:Chicamuxen
2605:Cheltenham
2520:Mount Nebo
2495:Chesapeake
2490:Cedarville
2322:Greenbrier
2247:Assateague
2138:Blackwater
2120:Piscataway
2090:Fort Foote
1776:2021-03-29
1328:2015-08-01
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1205:References
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589:Alexandria
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165:77°01′59″W
162:38°42′39″N
4184:Baltimore
4168:Worcester
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3651:Fort Weed
3641:Fort Lyon
3621:Fort Ward
3541:Fort Cass
3169:Riverside
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3124:Lakelands
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2830:Riverside
2740:Le Compte
2675:Globe Com
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2580:Billmeyer
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2100:Glen Echo
1828:7 October
1731:7 October
1672:7 October
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844:USS Maine
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484:Navy Yard
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2745:Linkwood
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2462:Tuckahoe
2357:Martinak
2317:Gathland
2312:Gambrill
2297:Elk Neck
1978:Monocacy
1973:Antietam
1948:Maryland
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860:barbette
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649:caponier
477:Captain
318:66000965
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198:Visitors
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128:Maryland
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4113:Harford
4108:Garrett
4093:Charles
4083:Carroll
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3459:Potomac
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