view gallery SE1 km | Battleground to Community-School Days-Dictrict of Columbia in Signs of History Brightwood Heritage Trail #6-School Days-The School building just ahead of you opened in 1912 as the Military Road School, the area's third public elementary for African Americans. posted by: Don.Morfe location: District of Columbia date approved: 12/25/2019 last visited: 09/25/2021 |
view gallery E1.1 km | Battle of Fort Stevens - Washington DC in Signs of History The Battle of Fort Stevens was an American Civil War battle fought July 11–12, 1864 in what is now Northwest Washington, DC, as part of the Valley Campaigns of 1864 between Confederate and Union forces. posted by: Don.Morfe location: District of Columbia date approved: 09/12/2022 last visited: 09/13/2022 |
view gallery E1.1 km | Fort Stevens - Washington D.C. in Historic Forts Built between 1861-1863 this structure was originally called Fort Massachusetts and guarded the northern defenses of the nation’s capital during the Civil War. On July 11-12, 1864 Fort Stevens defended the city from a Confederate attack under the command of General Jubal Anderson Early. posted by: Don.Morfe location: District of Columbia date approved: 10/29/2020 last visited: 10/23/2021 |
view gallery E1.1 km | Fort Stevens - Washington D.C. in U.S. Civil War Sites On July 11-12, 1864, Fort Stevens was the focal point of a Confederate attack by Gen. Jubal Early with his force of 15,000 soldiers. posted by: Don.Morfe location: District of Columbia date approved: 10/08/2020 last visited: 07/13/2013 |
view gallery E1.1 km | Battle of Fort Stevens - Washington DC in Battlefields The Battle of Fort Stevens was an American Civil War battle fought July 11–12, 1864 in what is now Northwest Washington, DC, as part of the Valley Campaigns of 1864 between forces under Confederate Lieutenant General Jubal Early and Union Major General Alexander McDowell McCook. posted by: Don.Morfe location: District of Columbia date approved: 11/08/2020 last visited: 07/13/2013 |
view gallery E1.1 km | Fort Stevens - Washington DC in Abraham Lincoln President Abraham Lincoln was the only president to come into danger from enemy fire when he visited Fort Stevens during a battle on July 12, 1864. posted by: HaricotVert_52 location: District of Columbia date approved: 05/29/2009 last visited: 09/13/2022 |
view gallery E1.1 km | Aunt Betty's Story-Battleground to Community - Washington D.C. in Signs of History Elizabeth Proctor Thomas (1821-1917), a free Black woman whose image appears on each Brightwood Heritage Trail sign, once owned 11 acres in this area. Known, respectfully in her old age as "Aunt Betty," Thomas and her husband James farmed here. posted by: Don.Morfe location: District of Columbia date approved: 10/08/2020 last visited: 09/25/2021 |
view gallery E1.1 km | Lincoln Under Fire at Fort Stevens - Washington D.C. in U.S. Civil War Sites Lincoln Under Fire at Fort Stevens
July 12, 1864
Erected 1920 by The Associated Survivors Sixth Army Corps, Washington, D.C. posted by: Don.Morfe location: District of Columbia date approved: 10/08/2020 last visited: 10/01/2021 |
view gallery E1.1 km | Fort Stevens (Washington, D.C.) in Wikipedia Entries The fort was constructed in 1861 as "Fort Massachusetts" and later enlarged by the Union Army and renamed "Fort Stevens" after Brig. Gen. Isaac Ingalls Stevens, who was killed at the Battle of Chantilly, Virginia, on September 1, 1862. posted by: Don.Morfe location: District of Columbia date approved: 09/12/2022 last visited: 07/13/2013 |
view gallery E1.1 km | Fort Stevens - Washington D.C. in Signs of History On July 11-12, 1864 Fort Stevens defended the city from a Confederate attack under the command of General Jubal Anderson Early. posted by: Don.Morfe location: District of Columbia date approved: 09/12/2022 last visited: 07/13/2013 |
view gallery E1.1 km | Fort Stevens - Washington D.C. in U.S. Civil War Sites On July 11-12, 1864 Fort Stevens defended the city from a Confederate attack under the command of General Jubal Anderson Early. posted by: Don.Morfe location: District of Columbia date approved: 10/08/2020 last visited: 10/01/2021 |
view gallery E1.1 km | Fort Stevens - Washington D.C. in American Civil War Monuments and Memorials On July 11-12, 1864 Fort Stevens defended the city from a Confederate attack under the command of General Jubal Anderson Early. posted by: Don.Morfe location: District of Columbia date approved: 09/07/2023 last visited: 07/13/2013 |
view gallery E1.1 km | Fort Stevens - Washington D.C. in Battlefields On July 11-12, 1864 Fort Stevens defended the city from a Confederate attack under the command of General Jubal Anderson Early. posted by: Don.Morfe location: District of Columbia date approved: 05/13/2024 last visited: 07/13/2013 |
view gallery E1.1 km | Fort Stevens - Washington D.C. in People-Named Places Fort Stevens is located at 6001 13th Street Northwest, Washington DC 20011. Fort Steven was built between 1861-1863. This structure and guarded the northern defenses of the nation’s capital during the Civil War. posted by: Don.Morfe location: District of Columbia date approved: 11/21/2023 last visited: 07/13/2013 |
view gallery E1.1 km | “Get Down You Fool” Battleground to Community - Washington D.C. in Signs of History Hearing those words, President Abraham Lincoln ducked down from the Fort Stevens parapet during the Civil War battle that stopped the Confederates from taking Washington. posted by: Don.Morfe location: District of Columbia date approved: 09/12/2022 last visited: 09/13/2022 |
view gallery E1.1 km | “Get Down You Fool” Battleground to Community - Washington D.C. in U.S. Civil War Sites Hearing those words, President Abraham Lincoln ducked down from the Fort Stevens parapet during the Civil War battle that stopped the Confederates from taking Washington. posted by: Don.Morfe location: District of Columbia date approved: 10/08/2020 last visited: 10/01/2021 |
view gallery SW1.1 km | Rock Creek Park - Washington DC in Wikipedia Entries Rock Creek Park is a large urban park that bisects the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. The park was created by an Act of Congress in 1890 and today is administered by the National Park Service. posted by: Don.Morfe location: District of Columbia date approved: 03/18/2022 last visited: 03/19/2022 |
view gallery SW1.1 km | Rock Creek Park - District of Columbia in NPS Passport Cancellation Stations An Oasis in the City-Rock Creek Park is truly a gem in our nation's capital. This 1,754 acre city park was officially authorized in 1890. posted by: Don.Morfe location: District of Columbia date approved: 01/20/2020 last visited: 10/16/2021 |
view gallery SW1.1 km | Rock Creek Park Historic District - Washington DC in U.S. National Register of Historic Places Rock Creek Park is a large urban park that bisects the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. The park was created by an Act of Congress in 1890 and today is administered by the National Park Service. posted by: Don.Morfe location: District of Columbia date approved: 03/24/2022 last visited: 03/19/2022 |
view gallery SW1.1 km | Ranger Station at Rock Creek Park - Washington DC in Ranger Stations There is a Ranger Station at the visitor center of the Rock Creek Park Nature Center and Planetarium. posted by: Don.Morfe location: District of Columbia date approved: 03/29/2022 last visited: 03/19/2022 |
view gallery SW1.1 km | Rock Creek Park - Washington DC in Satellite Imagery Oddities An Oasis in the City-Rock Creek Park is truly a gem in our nation's capital. This 1,754 acre city park was officially authorized in 1890. posted by: Don.Morfe location: District of Columbia date approved: 03/18/2022 last visited: 03/19/2022 |
view gallery SW1.1 km | Rock Creek Park - District of Columbia in National Parks (U.S.) An Oasis in the City-Rock Creek Park is truly a gem in our nation's capital. This 1,754 acre city park was officially authorized in 1890. posted by: Don.Morfe location: District of Columbia date approved: 01/10/2020 last visited: 10/28/2021 |
view gallery SW1.1 km | Rock Creek Park - Washington DC in National Parks of the World An Oasis in the City-Rock Creek Park is truly a gem in our nation's capital. This 1,754 acre city park was officially authorized in 1890. posted by: Don.Morfe location: District of Columbia date approved: 03/19/2022 last visited: 03/19/2022 |
view gallery SW1.1 km | Rock Creek Park Nature Center and Planetarium - Washington DC in Nature Centers The Nature Center exhibits are inside the Visitor Center at Rock Creek Park. posted by: Don.Morfe location: District of Columbia date approved: 03/24/2022 last visited: 03/19/2022 |
view gallery SW1.1 km | Rock Creek Park - Washington DC in Official Local Tourism Attractions An Oasis in the City-Rock Creek Park is truly a gem in our nation's capital. This 1,754 acre city park was officially authorized in 1890. posted by: Don.Morfe location: District of Columbia date approved: 03/18/2022 last visited: 07/24/2022 |
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