Fort Bunker Hill
Fort Bunker Hill was one of seven temporary earthwork forts part of the Civil War Defenses of Washington, D.C., during the Civil War built in the Northeast quadrant of the city at the beginning of the Civil War by the Union Army to protect the city from the Confederate Army.Places of Interest
Highlights include Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and Brookland–CUA station.
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Church
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The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is a Catholic minor basilica and national shrine in Washington D.C. It is the largest Catholic church building in North America and is also the tallest habitable building in Washington, D.C.
Brookland–CUA station
Metro station
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Brookland–CUA station is a Washington Metro station in Washington, D.C., on the Red Line. Service began on February 6, 1978. The station serves the Brookland neighborhood and the Catholic University of America.
Dance Place
Theater building
Photo: Erinandmally, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dance Place is an arts organization in the Edgewood neighborhood of Northeast Washington, D.C. The nearest metro station is Brookland/CUA on the Red Line.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brookland and Michigan Park.
Brookland
Suburb
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Brookland, Petworth, and Takoma are three relatively quiet neighborhoods east of Rock Creek Park. Following the "White Flight" after desegregation and the 1968 riots, these neighborhoods were left underpopulated, overwhelmingly African-American, and much less wealthy than the Upper Northwest, just across Rock Creek Park.
Michigan Park
Neighborhood
Michigan Park is a neighborhood in Ward 5 of Northeast Washington, D.C. in the Upper Northeast area element. The boundaries of Michigan Park and North Michigan Park neighborhoods are contested due to the history of racial disparity between the two, but…
Brentwood
Neighborhood
Brentwood is a neighborhood in Northeast Washington, D.C., Bounded by Rhode Island Avenue NE, the train tracks of the Rhode Island Ave-Brentwood Metro station, Montana Avenue NE, and New York Avenue NE.
Fort Bunker Hill
- Type: Park
- Description: historical fort in Washington, D.C., United States
- Category: fort
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Egyptian Arabic—“Fort Bunker Hill” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Fort Bunker Hill (bukid)”
- Cebuano: “Fort Bunker Hill”
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن بنكر هيل”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as University Heights and North Michigan Park.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bunker Hill and Fort Bunker Hill.
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