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Historical Markers in Fort Dupont, District of Columbia

 
Clickable Map of Washington, District of Columbia and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Washington, DC (2607) Montgomery County, MD (753) Prince George s County, MD (644) Alexandria Ind. City, VA (378) Arlington County, VA (461) Fairfax County, VA (710)   (2607) Washington (2607)  MontgomeryCountyMaryland(753) Montgomery County (753)  PrinceGeorge'sCounty(644) Prince George's County (644)  AlexandriaVirginia(378) Alexandria (378)  ArlingtonCounty(461) Arlington County (461)  FairfaxCounty(710) Fairfax County (710)
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ADJACENT TO WASHINGTON
      Montgomery County, Maryland (753)  
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      Alexandria, Virginia (378)  
      Arlington County, Virginia (461)  
      Fairfax County, Virginia (710)  
 
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1 District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Fort Dupont — Fort DuPontCivil War Defenses of Washington
This small work was one of the defenses begun in the fall of 1861 on the ridge east of the Anacostia River. It was named after Admiral Samuel DuPont, a commander of the South Atlantic Blockade Squadron. Eight guns and one mortar comprised its . . . Map (db m46425) HM
2 District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Fort Dupont — Fort DuPontCivil War Defenses of Washington — 1861 - 1865 —
Earthworks of Fort DuPont are visible; follow path to the entrance of the fort. [Captions:] Fort DuPont from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers drawing Fort DuPont was named after Rear Admiral Samuel Francis DuPont, a Union . . . Map (db m206943) HM
3 District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Fort Dupont — John Philip Sousa Junior High School3650 Ely Place, SE — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —
A key event in the landmark 1954 school desegregation case Brown v. Board of Education occurred here at Sousa Junior High (now Middle) School. In 1950 Sousa was one of several new DC schools for white children. When Spottswood T. Bolling, . . . Map (db m187431) HM
4 District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Fort Dupont — Woodlawn Cemetery4611 Benning Road, SE — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —
Woodlawn Cemetery, established in 1895, serves the final resting place for Sen. Blanche K. Bruce, Mary P. Burrill, Will Marion Cook, John W. Cromwell, John R. Francis, Rep. John Mercer Langston, Jesse Lawson, Mary Meriwether, and Daniel Murray, . . . Map (db m42050) HM
 
 
  
 
 
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May. 5, 2024