Fort Washington

This fort was built from 1815 to 1823 and later it is expanded several times. Fort Washington was the only defense for the Nation’s Capital until the Civil War when a circle of temporary forts was built around the city. During World War I the post was used as a staging area for troops being sent to France.During the Second World War, the U.S. Army Adjutant General’s School was located here. There was also a small POW-camp for 200 prisoners-of-war, who worked at the fort.

Nowadays the fort is open to the public.

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Source

• Text: Fedor de Vries
• Photos: Wikimedia Commons