Fort Mahan

Fort Mahan (HMV0A)

Location: Washington, DC 20019
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 53.617', W 76° 56.655'

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Civil War Defenses of Washington

Fort Mahan
Civil War Defenses of Washington
1861-1865

Earthworks of Fort Mahan are visible; follow path at the top of the hill.

[Illustration:]
Fort Mahan from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers drawing.

- Fort Mahan was named after West Point professor Dennis Hart Mahan whose book on fortifications guided construction of the forts around Washington, D.C.

[Map of the District of Columbia showing ...:]
Other Civil War fort locations administered by the National Park Service.

[Generic series photograph of Fort Circle artillerymen and cannon on a hilltop overlooking rural D.C.:]
During the Civil War, Washington's forts overlooked farm land.
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HM NumberHMV0A
Series This marker is part of the Defenses of Washington series
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Placed ByNational Park Service
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, September 29th, 2014 at 7:19am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 331385 N 4306767
Decimal Degrees38.89361667, -76.94425000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 53.617', W 76° 56.655'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 53' 37.02" N, 76° 56' 39.30" W
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Area Code(s)202
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2015 Rhode Island Ave NE, Washington DC 20019, US
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