Fort Hunt in Fairfax County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Battery Sater

(June 1904)

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 7, 2022

1. Battery Sater Marker

Inscription. Concrete emplacement for three 3" rapid fire guns

Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Military.

Location. 38° 42.927′ N, 77° 2.893′ W. Marker is in Fort Hunt, Virginia, in Fairfax County. It is on Fort Hunt Park Road just east of Fort Hunt Park Loop, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8940 Fort Hunt Rd, Alexandria VA 22308, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area

and in Northern Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Battery Sater (here, next to this marker); Protecting America's Legacy (within shouting distance of this marker); Battery Robinson (within shouting distance of this marker); Beyond What You See Today (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Battery Mount Vernon (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fort Hunt Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); People and the Land (approx. 0.2 miles away); Civilian Conservation Corps (approx. 0.2 miles away).

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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 7, 2022

2. Battery Sater

Credits. This page was last revised on September 25, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 7, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 288 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 7, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.