Fort Stanton

Fort Stanton (HMVDY)

Location: Washington, DC 20020
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 51.491', W 76° 58.977'

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Civil War Defenses of Washington

— 1861 - 1865 —

Earthworks of Fort Stanton are visible in the wooded area 200 yards in front of you.

Diagram:
Fort Stanton from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers drawing.

Fort Stanton was named for Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, was the first fort constructed beyond the Anacostia River.

Map:
Other Civil War fort locations administered by the National Park Service.

Period photograph of artillerists at an unspecified battery belonging to the Civil War Defenses of Washington: During the Civil War, Washington's forts overlooked farm land.
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HM NumberHMVDY
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Placed ByNational Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
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Date Added Thursday, September 4th, 2014 at 4:18pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 327943 N 4302907
Decimal Degrees38.85818333, -76.98295000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 51.491', W 76° 58.977'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 51' 29.46" N, 76° 58' 58.62" W
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Area Code(s)202
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1600 Morris Rd SE, Washington DC 20020, US
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