Fort DeRussy
Fort DeRussy was an American Civil War-era fortification constructed in 1861 on a hilltop along the west bank of Rock Creek within Washington, D.C., as part of the Defenses of Washington.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: historical fort in Washington, D.C.
- Also known as: “Camp Holt”, “Fort De Russey”, “Fort de Russy”, “Fort De Russy”, and “Fort DeRussey”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rock Creek Park Nature Center and Planetarium and St. John’s College High School.
Rock Creek Park Nature Center and Planetarium
Museum
Photo: Bonnachoven, CC0.
Rock Creek Park Nature Center and Planetarium is a museum, which is situated 1,200 feet south of Fort DeRussy.
St. John’s College High School
School
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St. John's College High School is a Catholic high school in Washington, D.C. Established in 1851, it is the third oldest Christian Brothers school in the United States, and was one of the oldest Army JROTC schools until the program was abolished in 2019 in pursuit of a private "leadership academy" program with no relationship to the United States Armed Forces. St. John’s College High School is situated 1,000 feet west of Fort DeRussy.
Francis G Newlands Park
Nature reserve
Little Forest Park, formerly Francis G. Newlands Park, an undeveloped park located in the District of Columbia neighborhood of Chevy Chase; North of Military Rd, between 28th & 30th Sts, NW.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chevy Chase and Barnaby Woods.
Chevy Chase
Suburb
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Chevy Chase is a neighborhood in northwest Washington, D.C. It borders Chevy Chase, Maryland.
Barnaby Woods
Neighborhood
Barnaby Woods is a neighborhood in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C., wedged between Rock Creek Park and Montgomery County, Maryland. It is bounded on the north by Aberfoyle Place, on the west by Western Avenue, on the south by Tennyson Street, and on the east by Oregon Avenue.
Forest Hills
Neighborhood
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Forest Hills is a residential neighborhood in the northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C., United States, bounded by Connecticut Avenue NW to the west, Rock Creek Park to the east, Chevy Chase to the north, and Tilden Street NW to the south.
Fort DeRussy
- Categories: fort, earthworks, former entity, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.96331° or 38° 57′ 48″ northLongitude
-77.05096° or 77° 3′ 4″ westOpen location code
87C4XW7X+8JOpenStreetMap ID
way 83669494OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q5471024
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Fort DeRussy” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن ديروسى”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Miller Cabin and Rock Creek Garden.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Fort DeRussy”. Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.