Fort Myer

Fort Myer is the previous name used for a U.S. Army post next to Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia, and across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. Founded during the American Civil War as Fort Cass and Fort Whipple, the post merged in 2005 with the neighboring Marine Corps installation, Henderson Hall, and is today named Joint Base Myer–Henderson Hall.

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Type: Military installation
Description: place in Virginia listed on National Register of Historic Places
Also known as: “Fort Meyer”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Arlington National Cemetery and Spanish–American War Nurses Memorial.

Arlington National Cemetery

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Arlington National Cemetery is in Arlington, Virginia. Just across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., adjacent to the Pentagon, this national military cemetery includes John F.

Spanish–American War Nurses Memorial

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The Spanish–American War Nurses Memorial is a memorial in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia, in the United States that commemorates those American nurses who died in the Spanish–American War in 1898. Spanish–American War Nurses Memorial is situated 1,300 feet northeast of Fort Myer.

Argonne Cross Memorial

Memorial

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The Argonne Cross Memorial is a memorial to American military personnel who died fighting in France during World War I. It was erected on November 13, 1923, and stands in Section 18 of Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia, in the United States. Argonne Cross Memorial is situated 570 feet east of Fort Myer.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Penrose Historic District and Arlington Heights Historic District.

Penrose Historic District

Neighborhood

The Penrose Historic District is a national historic district located at Arlington County, Virginia within the Penrose, Arlington, Virginia neighborhood.

Arlington Heights Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Arlington Heights Historic District is a residential neighborhood in South Arlington. Most of the neighborhood developed during the first half of the twentieth century, with additional construction and redevelopment occurring over the following decades.