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By Craig Swain, March 1, 2008
Entrance to Fort Foote
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1 Maryland, Prince George's County, Fort Washington — Fort FooteProtecting the Nation’s Capital Reported permanently removed
High on a bluff, a hundred feet above the Potomac River, twelve heavy guns commanded the approach to the city. Smaller cannon were placed to protect Fort Foote from landward attack. Numerous buildings were constructed to house and support the large . . . Map (db m187119) HM
2 Maryland, Prince George's County, Fort Washington — King's Depression Carriage Reported permanently removed
Capt. Rufus King, Jr. devised a counterweight system and front-pintle mount that would allow the 49,000 pdr. Rodman Gun to depress during loading. Except for the brief periods of exposure to enemy fire during the aiming and firing of the gun, the . . . Map (db m187211) HM
3 Maryland, Prince George's County, Fort Washington — Northwest Bastion Reported permanently removed
Protecting the fort against land attack Armed with smaller field and siege guns, the landward bastions could deliver a sustained cannonade of 12- and 30-pounder shells. The long central traverse provided protection and contained magazines and . . . Map (db m187213) HM
4 Maryland, Prince George's County, Fort Washington — The Defenses of Washington Reported permanently removed
At the start of the Civil War, Washington was protected by only one fort, Fort Washington guarding the Potomac River approach. The capital city was uncomfortably close to Confederate forces operating in Northern Virginia. by 1864, a system of . . . Map (db m7635) HM
5 Maryland, Prince George's County, Fort Washington — 15-inch Rodman Smoothbore Reported permanently removed
Among the largest cannon used in the Civil War Monumental in size, these two immense guns remain as sentinels ready to repel an attack on the Nation's capital. With their extended range and commanding location above the river, they were the key . . . Map (db m7636) HM
 
 
 
 
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Mar. 19, 2024