Fort Marcy
USA /
Maryland /
Brookmont /
World
/ USA
/ Maryland
/ Brookmont
World / United States / Virginia
place with historical importance, fortification
Civil War era earthen fort.
Fort Marcy and Fort Ethan Allen guarded the approach to the strategic Chain Bridge, one of only three bridges that crossed the Potomac in the 1860s.
Fort Marcy and Fort Ethan Allen guarded the approach to the strategic Chain Bridge, one of only three bridges that crossed the Potomac in the 1860s.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Marcy_(Virginia)
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 38°56'6"N 77°7'33"W
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- Glover Parkway 3.5 km
- Langley Fork Historic District 3.6 km
- Cherrydale 3.7 km
- Glebewood Village 4.1 km
- Waverly Hills 4.1 km
- Maywood 4.2 km
- Fort C.F. Smith Park 4.7 km
- Never Built Three Sisters Bridge Across the Potomac 5 km
- Colonial Village 5.5 km
- Chain Bridge Forest 0.8 km
- Old Glebe 1.6 km
- The Potomac School 2.4 km
- Central Intelligence Agency 2.4 km
- Langley Oaks subdivision 4.3 km
- Bethesda, Maryland 5 km
- Arlington County, Virginia 6.4 km
- McLean, Virginia 6.8 km
- Fairfax County, Virginia 18 km
- Montgomery County, Maryland 24 km