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Photographer: Allen C. Browne
Taken: September 18, 2011
Caption: When did historic things happen here?
Additional Description: The fort was completed in the fall of 1863. It was named for Rear Admiral Andrew H. Foote, who died on June 26, 1863, after distinguishing himself in the actions against Confederate, forts on the Mississippi River. The fort saw no action during the Civil War, but President Lincoln and Secretary of State William Seward did visit the fort on August 20, 1863. Soldiers were stationed at Fort Foote even after the Civil War until 1878. Then the post was used for military training. After World War II, Fort Foote was transferred to the Department of the Interior. Today the park is a National Park service unit administered by National Capital Parks-East. Close-up of note on Bulletin Board at Fort Foote
Submitted: September 14, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
Database Locator Identification Number: p254398
File Size: 0.967 Megabytes

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