Fort Washington in Prince George's County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Another Shot

Fort Foote Park

— National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —

Another Shot Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 29, 2021

1. Another Shot Marker

Inscription. Fort Foote became a military testing site after the Civil War. Army engineers developed the square King's Depression Carriage Mount in front of you. Using the mount, soldiers could load the gun from the safety of the parapet and raise it to firing position. They fired 34 test shots from 1869 to 1871. But hurling cannon balls over ships became a safety issue. In 1874, the Army moved the experiments to Battery Hudson, NY, and deactivated Fort Foote. Once abandoned, many of Fort Foote's structures began to crumble beyond repair.

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

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1869.

Location. 38° 46.06′ N, 77° 1.709′ W. Marker is in Fort Washington, Maryland, in Prince George's County. It can be reached from Fort Foote Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8901 Fort Foote Rd, Fort Washington MD 20744, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area.

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 one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Ironclad Killer (within shouting distance of this marker); Reporting for Duty (within shouting distance of this marker); Engineering Evolution (within shouting distance of this marker); Load. Ready. Fire! (about 300 feet

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away, measured in a direct line); New Forts for a New War (about 400 feet away); Capital View (about 400 feet away); Welcome To Fort Foote (about 500 feet away); A Fine Improvable Marsh (approx. one mile away in Virginia). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Washington.

Other markers no longer nearby. King's Depression Carriage (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed); Fort Foote (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been reported to have been replaced with another marker now near it); Northwest Bastion (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); 15-inch Rodman Smoothbore (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named 15-inch Rodman Smoothbore (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); The Defenses of Washington (was about 400 feet away but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named Fort Foote (was about 500 feet away but has been reported to have been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 29, 2021

2. Another Shot Marker

15 inch Rodman Gun image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 29, 2021

3. 15 inch Rodman Gun

Credits. This page was last revised on June 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 1, 2021, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 292 times since then and 10 times this year. Last updated on June 21, 2024, by Mike McKeown of Baltimore, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 1, 2021, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.