Fort Slocum
Fort Slocum was one of seven temporary earthwork forts of the Civil War Defenses of Washington, D.C., built in the Northeast quadrant of the city after the beginning of the war by the Union Army to protect the city from the Confederate Army.
Wikimedia, Public domain.- Park
- …lies at an elevation of around 240 feet (70 metres)
- …is also known as “Fort Slocum Park”
- Description: historical fort in Washington, D.C., United States
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Fort Slocum
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Latitude
38.96002° or 38° 57′ 36″ north
Longitude
-77.0139° or 77° 0′ 50″ west
Open location code
87C4XX6P+2C
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OpenStreetMap feature
leisure = park
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In Other Languages
“Fort Slocum” goes by many names.
حصن سلوكمEgyptian Arabic
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