Fort Johnston
Fort Johnston, also known as Fort Geary, is a Civil War era earthen fort atop a 670 feet peak of Catoctin Mountain just west of Leesburg, Virginia. Constructed in the winter of 1861-62 following the Battle of Ball's Bluff, it is one of three forts constructed to defend the town from the threat of possible invasion.- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Fort
- Also known as: “Fort Johnston (Leesburg, Virginia)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Thomas Balch Library and Leesburg Historic District.
Thomas Balch Library
Library
Photo: Ttutwiler, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Thomas Balch Library is a history and genealogy library located in Leesburg, Virginia. The library, owned and operated by the town of Leesburg, serves as a designated Underground Railroad research site and has an active research program. Thomas Balch Library is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Fort Johnston.
Leesburg Historic District
Historic site
Photo: Strawser, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Leesburg Historic District in Leesburg, Virginia is a historic district that includes Classical Revival, Greek Revival, and Georgian architecture and dates back to 1757. Leesburg Historic District is situated 1½ miles southeast of Fort Johnston.
Clarke’s Gap
Mountain saddle
Photo: DwayneP, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Clarke's Gap, also known as Clarks Gap, is a pass through Catoctin Mountain west of Leesburg, Virginia. The gap has an elevation of 643 feet. The gap is not a true wind gap, but rather a man-made railroad cut through a local saddle point between two ridges… Clarke’s Gap is situated 1½ miles northwest of Fort Johnston.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leesburg and Paeonian Springs.
Leesburg
Photo: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Leesburg is in Loudoun County, Virginia. During the War of 1812, Leesburg was used as a temporary capital of the United States when the British occupied Washington.
Paeonian Springs
Hamlet
Paeonian Springs is an unincorporated community in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. It is located at the intersection of the Charles Town Pike and the Harry Byrd Highway. Paeonian Springs is situated 2½ miles northwest of Fort Johnston.
Woodburn
Locality
Woodburn is an unincorporated community in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. The settlement is located on Hogback Mountain southwest of Leesburg. Woodburn is situated 3½ miles southwest of Fort Johnston.
Fort Johnston
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Loudoun County, Northern Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.12914° or 39° 7′ 45″ northLongitude
-77.58436° or 77° 35′ 4″ westOpen location code
87F44CH8+M7OpenStreetMap ID
node 6517942833OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortWikidata ID
Q14712329
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