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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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 national historic district located at Arlington County, Virginia. It contains 737 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in a residential neighborhood in central Arlington.
Pentagon City
Suburb
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Pentagon City is an unincorporated neighborhood located in the southeast portion of Arlington County, Virginia. It is located near the Pentagon and Arlington National Cemetery.
Fort Myer
- Category: military base
- Location: Arlington, Northern Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
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Nearby Places
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