Civil War Defenses of Washington
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The Civil War Defenses of Washington were a group of Union Army fortifications that protected the federal capital city, Washington, D.C., from invasion by the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
Civil War Fort Sites | |
Location | Washington, D.C. Fairfax County, Virginia Prince George's County, Maryland |
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NRHP reference No. | 74000274 (original) 78003439 (increase) |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | July 15, 1974[1] |
Boundary increase | September 13, 1978 |
Some of these fortifications are part of a grouping of properties now managed by the National Park Service (NPS) and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Others are parts of state, county, or city parks or are located on privately owned properties. A trail connecting the sites is part of the Potomac Heritage Trail.
Parts of the earthworks of some such fortifications still exist; others have been demolished.