Fort Washington

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Fort Washington was built on the site of Fort Warburton, a Second System work which was blown up by U.S. forces during the War of 1812 when confronted by Admiral Cochrane's British squadron.

It is the only surviving structure in the Capital Region designed by Pierre Charles L'Enfant, the French engineer who designed the layout of Washington, DC.

This fort was modernized under the Third-System of coastal fortifications between 1816 and 1848.

As of 1851, it was intended to be armed with sixty-seven 24-pounder guns, three 18-pounder guns, four 12-pounder guns, three field pieces, seven 8" heavy seacoast howizters, two 8" light howitzers and two 10" heavy mortars, for a total of 88 guns.
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Coordinates:   38°42'39"N   77°2'4"W
This article was last modified 14 years ago