Fort Stevens Monument and Marker

Fort Stevens Monument and Marker is a park in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic. Fort Stevens Monument and Marker is situated nearby to the suburb Brightwood, as well as near the locality The Parks At Walter Reed.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Stevens and Hughes Memorial Tower.

Fort Stevens

Park

Photo: D Monack, Public domain.

Fort Stevens, formerly named Fort Massachusetts, was part of the extensive fortifications built around Washington, D.C., during the American Civil War.

Hughes Memorial Tower

Tower

Photo: Everything counts, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Hughes Memorial Tower is a radio tower in Washington, D.C., at 6001 Georgia Avenue, near the intersection of 9th Street NW and Peabody Street NW. At 761 ft, it is the tallest structure of any kind in the district, surpassing the Washington Monument by more than 200 ft and the WTTG Television Tower by 55 ft.

Paul Public Charter School

School

Paul Public Charter School is a charter school in northwest Washington, D.C., serving students from fifth to twelfth grade.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brightwood and Brightwood Park.

Brightwood

Suburb

Photo: thebrightwoodian, CC BY 2.0.

Brightwood is a neighborhood in the northwestern quadrant of Washington, D.C. Brightwood is part of Ward 4.

Brightwood Park

Neighborhood

Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brightwood Park is a small neighborhood in Northwest Washington, D.C. in the United States. The neighborhood is bounded by Georgia Avenue NW to the west, Missouri Avenue NW to the northeast and Kennedy Street NW to the south.

Brookland-Petworth-Takoma

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.

Fort Stevens Monument and Marker

Type: Park
Also known as: “Fort Stevens GAR Plaque”
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.96483° or 38° 57′ 53″ north

Longitude

-77.02831° or 77° 1′ 42″ west

Elevation

302 feet (92 metres)

Open location code

87C4XX7C+WM

GeoNames ID

4138733

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Union Multi-Care Medical Center and Brightwood Education Campus.

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