This monument erected by Co. K 150th Ohio National Guard who served in the Defenses of Washington during the Battle of Fort Stevens. The monument was dedicated in 1907.
Monument erected by the 25th New York Cavalry who served in the Defenses of Washington during the Battle of Fort Stevens. The monument was dedicated in 1914.<br />Inscriptions<br />Sacred to the Memory of our Comrades Who Gave Their Lives in Defense of the National Capitol<br />July 11, 1864<br />Erected by the State of New York in Honor of the 25th N.Y. Vol. Cav.<br />
Monument erected by the 98th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry who served with the Union Army during the Battle of Fort Stevens. The monument was dedicated in 1891. InscriptionsfrontIn Memory of Our Comrades Killed and Wounded in Battle on This FieldJuly 11th & 12th 186498th Reg't. P.V.1st Brig. 2nd Div. 6th CorpssideKilled in BattleJuly 11th & 12th 1864Frederick Walter Co.Bernhard HoerleSergt. George MarquetCorpl. Henry PoelserMichael BrunerCharles SehausGeorge MerkleJoseph Sc
Battery Kemble held two 100-pounder Parrott rifles, placed in such a way as to sweep Chain Bridge and Virginia beyond. Battery Kemble was named after Gouveneur Kemble of Cold Springs, New York, former superintendent of West Point Foundry.
Battleground National Cemetery was established shortly after the Battle of Fort Stevens in the summer of 1864. The battle, which lasted two days (July 11 through July 12, 1864) marked the defeat of General Jubal A. Early's Confederate campaign to launch an offensive action against the poorly defended nation's capital.
Beginning in the late 1700s, the Blagden Mill turned wheat into flour. By the 1890s, it was out of commission and falling down. The structure was finally torn down to make way for Beach Drive about 1897.
Bryce Park is an urban triangle park located in the Cathedral Heights neighborhood of Washington, DC. The park is located to the southwest of the Washington National Cathedral. The area is generally busy, with frequent heavy traffic.
This grove of trees in Rock Creek Park was planted and is cared for by the DC Front Runners, a local LGB running and walking club. In 1988, they collaborated with the National Park Service to establish this memorial grove along a favorite route in honor of members who lost their lives during the AIDS epidemic.
The dam at Peirce Mill was constructed in 1900 and was meant to provide a beautiful view and soundscape for visitors to the renovated Peirce Mill Tea House.
Dante Aligheri was an Italian poet best known for his 1320 work, "The Divine Comedy," an allegorical representation of the afterlife according to the Catholic faith. The statue was a gift from Carlo Barsotti of New York on behalf of Italian-born Americans.
This 27-acre park in the historic Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, DC, was part of the Dumbarton Oaks estate. Designed by Beatrix Farrand for Mildred and Robert Bliss, the National Park Service now manages the wild portion of the garden while Harvard University manages the formal gardens.
First Baptist Church of Georgetown was largely constructed by members of its congregation at night, after they had finished laboring elsewhere in Georgetown.
Fort Bunker Hill was built in the fall of 1861 by the 11th Massachusetts Infantry and was named after the Revolutionary fortification at Bunker Hill, Massachusetts.
<br />Inscriptions<br />FORT BUNKER HILL<br />ONE OF THE CIVIL WAR DEFENSES OF WASHINGTON<br />ERECTED IN THE FALL OF 1861, FORT BUNKER HILL OCCUPIED AN IMPORTANT POSITION BETWEEN FORT TOTTEN AND FORT LINCOLN IN THE DEFENSE OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. THIRTEEN GUNS AND MORTARS WERE MOUNTED IN THE FORT.<br />UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR<br />NATIONAL PARK SERVICE<br />
Fort DeRussy was built on a high hill with the purpose of providing cross fire upon the approaches to Fort Stevens on the 7th Street Pike (now Georgia Avenue NW ) and, together with Fort Kearney and Fort Reno to the west, controlling the country roads between Rockville Pike and Rock Creek Valley.
Fort Reno was originally named Fort Pennsylvania, and was built during the winter of 1861 shortly after the disastrous defeat of the Union Army at the First Battle of Manassas. In charge of construction of the defenses around Washington was Brig. Gen. John G. Barnard, Col. of Engineers, U.S. Army. Barnard chose the location of Fort Reno for its strategic importance in guarding the Rockville Pike (present-day Wisconsin Avenue NW).
<br />Inscriptions<br />National Park Service<br />Highest Natural Elevation<br />In cooperation with the D.C. Association of Land Surveyors<br />Point Reno<br />Elev. 409 Ft.<br />2007<br />Washington D.C.<br />
<br />Inscriptions<br />The Civil War Defenses of Washington<br />Fort Reno<br />The site of this fort was selected in August, 1861. First called Fort Pennsylvania, the fort was located at an elevation of 430 feet, commanding three important roads which entered the city from the northwest in the vicinity of what is now Wisconsin and Nebraska Avenues, N.W.<br />National Capital Sesquicentennial Commission<br />1970<br />
Fort Slocum was built by the 2nd Rhode Island Infantry. The fort had 25 guns and mortars, and commanded the intersection of the left and right forks of Rock Creek Church Road (near today's New Hampshire Avenue and McDonald Place). The fort also provided support for Fort Stevens to the west.
Fort Stevens is one of many fortifications that surrounded Washington, DC, during the Civil War and the place where President Abraham Lincoln came under fire from Confederate forces.
Construction of Fort Totten began in August 1861 and was finished by 1863. It occupied a high point in advance of the Soldiers' Home, President Lincoln's summer home.
Francis Asbury (1745-1816) was a traveling preacher in colonial America, and one of the first two bishops appointed to the Methodist Episcopal Church. In DC, he founded Georgetown's Foundry Church.Sculptor: Augustus LukemanInscriptionsfrontFRANCIS ASBURY1745-1816PIONEERMETHODIST BISHOPIN AMERICAbackTHE PROPHETOF THE LONG ROADSide, eastHIS CONTINUOUS JOURNEYING THROUGH CITIESVILLAGES AND SETTLEMENTS FROM 1771 TO 1816GREATLY PROMOTED PATRIOTISM EDUCATION MORALITYAND RELIGION IN
