Fort Dupont Park
Fort Dupont Park is a 376-acre wooded park under the management of the National Park Service located in Washington, DC. The name of the park comes from the old Civil War earthwork fort that lies within the park.Places of Interest
Highlights include Francis A. Gregory Neighborhood Library and Fort Davis.
Francis A. Gregory Neighborhood Library
Library
Francis A. Gregory Neighborhood Library is part of the District of Columbia Public Library System. It was originally opened to the public in 1961. A new building on the same site, designed by award-winning architect David Adjaye, opened on June 19, 2012.
Fort Davis
Park
Fort Davis is a Civil War earthwork that was constructed for the Defense of Washington. It is located in the Fort Davis neighborhood.
Woodlawn Cemetery
Cemetery
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Woodlawn Cemetery is a historic cemetery in the Benning Ridge neighborhood of Washington, D.C., in the United States. The 22.5-acre cemetery contains approximately 36,000 burials, nearly all of them African Americans.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Greenway and Fort Davis.
Greenway
Neighborhood
Greenway is a residential neighborhood in Southeast Washington, D.C., in the United States. The neighborhood is bounded by East Capitol Street SE, Interstate 295 SE, Fairlawn Avenue SE, Minnesota Avenue SE, Pennsylvania Avenue SE, The western part of the…
Fort Davis
Neighborhood
Fort Davis is a residential neighborhood located in southeast Washington, D.C., on the border between the District of Columbia and Maryland. It is bounded by Southern Avenue, Pennsylvania Avenue SE, and Alabama Avenue SE/Bowen Road SE. Fort Davis Park abuts the western corner of the neighborhood.
Benning
Neighborhood
Benning is a residential neighborhood located in Ward 7 of Northeast Washington, D.C. It is bounded by East Capitol Street to the south, Minnesota Avenue to the west, and Benning Road on the north and east.
Fort Dupont Park
- Type: Park
- Description: park in Washington, D.C.
- Category: national park
- 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 Urdu—“Fort Dupont Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Fort Dupont Park”
- Urdu: “فورٹ ڈوپونٹ پارک”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Fort Dupont Maintenance Yard and Fort Dupont.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include National Capital Parks-East and Fort Dupont Playground.
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