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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 Brookland-Petworth-Takoma.
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.
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.Takoma
Suburb
Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Takoma is a neighborhood in Northwest Washington, D.C. It is located in Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4B, in the district's Fourth Ward. It borders the city of Takoma Park, Maryland.
Fort Stevens Monument and Marker
- Type: Park
- Also known as: “Fort Stevens GAR Plaque”
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.96483° or 38° 57′ 53″ northLongitude
-77.02831° or 77° 1′ 42″ westElevation
302 feet (92 metres)Open location code
87C4XX7C+WMGeoNames 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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