Fort Runyon: Defending the Capital

Fort Runyon: Defending the Capital (HM2HM2)

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N 38° 51.929', W 77° 2.978'

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Fort Runyon once stood on this site. Built by Union troops at the start of the Civil War, the fort guarded access to the Virginia end of the Long Bridge, which led directly across the Potomac River to the heart of Washington, D.C. The fort strategically sat astride two major thoroughfares, the Columbia and Washington-Alexandria Turnpikes, and adjacent to a major railroad line. No visible remains of Fort Runyon exist.
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HM NumberHM2HM2
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Placed ByThe Boeing Company
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Date Added Friday, June 7th, 2019 at 2:03pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 322174 N 4303845
Decimal Degrees38.86548333, -77.04963333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 51.929', W 77° 2.978'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 51' 55.74" N, 77° 2' 58.68" W
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