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Fort Detrick

Fort Detrick is located in . Fort Detrick was the center of the U.S. biological weapons program from 1943 to 1969. Since the discontinuation of that program, it hosted most elements of the United States biological defense program.
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  • Type: Military installation
  • Description: military base and biological laboratory in US
  • Also known as: “Detrick base”
  • Postal code: 21702

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases and Frederick Memorial Hospital.

Office building
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The is the United States Army's main institution and facility for defensive research into countermeasures against biological warfare. is situated 1,200 feet south of Fort Detrick.

Hospital
Frederick Health Hospital is the only hospital in . It is located in the city of . As of April 2025, Tom Kleinhanzl was the President and CEO of FHH. is situated 1¼ miles south of Fort Detrick.

University
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is a private college in . In fall 2018, Hood enrolled 2,052 students. Thirty-eight percent of students are either members of under-represented racial or ethnic populations or from foreign countries. is situated 1¼ miles south of Fort Detrick.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Frederick and Ceresville.

Photo: Zellfaze, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a charming city of approximately 80,000 people in . It is a major antique center with many shops, eateries, galleries and antique dealers.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in . is situated 3 miles east of Fort Detrick.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. is situated 3 miles north of Fort Detrick.

Fort Detrick

Latitude
39.44155° or 39° 26′ 30″ north
Longitude
-77.42408° or 77° 25′ 27″ west
Elevation
361 feet (110 metres)
Open location code
87F4CHRG+J9
Geo­Names ID
7267465
Wiki­data ID
Q1438504
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Ukrainian—“Fort Detrick” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “База Детрик”
  • Bulgarian: “Лагер Детрик”
  • Bulgarian: “Форт Детрик”
  • Catalan: “Fort Detrick”
  • Chinese: “德特里克堡”
  • Chinese: “狄特里克营”
  • Chinese: “迪特里克堡”
  • Dutch: “Fort Detrick”
  • French: “Fort Detrick”
  • German: “Fort Detrick”
  • Hebrew: “פורט דטריק”
  • Indonesian: “Fort Detrick”
  • Italian: “forte Detrick”
  • Japanese: “フォート・デトリック”
  • Korean: “데트릭 요새”
  • Korean: “포트 데트릭”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Fort Detrick”
  • Norwegian: “Fort Detrick”
  • Russian: “Форт-Детрик”
  • Slovenian: “Fort Detrick”
  • Spanish: “Fort Detrick”
  • Ukrainian: “Форт Детрік”
  • Ukrainian: “Форт-Детрік”

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