Fort Lincoln
Fort Lincoln was one of seven temporary earthwork forts part of the Civil War Defenses of Washington, DC during the Civil War built in the Northeast quadrant of the city at the beginning of the Civil War by the Union Army to protect the city from the Confederate Army.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Park
- Description: historical fort in Washington, D.C.
- Also known as: “Fort Lincoln Park”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include United States National Arboretum and National Capitol Columns.
United States National Arboretum
Park
The United States National Arboretum is an arboretum in northeast Washington, D.C., operated by the United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service.
National Capitol Columns
Photo: APK, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The National Capitol Columns are a monument in Washington, D.C.'s National Arboretum. It is an arrangement of twenty-two Corinthian columns that were a part of the United States Capitol from 1828 to 1958, placed amid 20 acres of open meadow, known as the Ellipse Meadow. National Capitol Columns is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Fort Lincoln.
United Brick Corporation Brick Company
Ruins
Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The United Brick Corporation Brick Complex, also known as the New York Avenue Brickworks, is a historic industrial site. It is located on the 2800 block of New York Avenue, NE in Washington, D.C. on the grounds of the United States National Arboretum. United Brick Corporation Brick Company is situated 4,000 feet southwest of Fort Lincoln.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gateway and Colmar Manor.
Gateway
Neighborhood
Northeast is the northeastern quadrant of Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. It encompasses the area located north of East Capitol Street and east of North Capitol Street.
Colmar Manor
Village
Photo: Kranar drogin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Colmar Manor is a town located in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town had a population of 1,588. As the town developed at the beginning of the 20th century, it assumed a name derived from its proximity to the District of Columbia—the first syllable of Columbia and that of Maryland were combined to form "Colmar".
Mount Rainier
Photo: Nonvirtual, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Rainier is a city of 8,000 people in Prince George's County. A large area of Mount Rainier is considered a historic district by the National Register of Historic Places.
Fort Lincoln
- Categories: fort, former entity, and recreation area
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.92506° or 38° 55′ 30″ northLongitude
-76.95814° or 76° 57′ 29″ westOpen location code
87C5W2GR+2POpenStreetMap ID
way 48207602OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q18150288
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Slovenian—“Fort Lincoln” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن لينكولن”
- Slovenian: “Fort Lincoln”
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Highlights include Theodore Hagans Cultural Center and Dakota Park.
Nearby Places
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