The Civil War Defenses of Washington - Fort Reno

THE CIVIL WAR DEFENSES
OF WASHINGTON
FORT RENO

THE SITE OF THIS FORT WAS SELECTED IN
AUGUST, 1861. FIRST CALLED FORT PENNSYLVANIA,
THE FORT WAS LOCATED AT AN ELEVATION OF
430 FEET, COMMANDING THREE IMPORTANT
ROADS WHICH ENTERED THE CITY FROM THE
NORTHWEST IN THE VICINITY OF WHAT IS NOW
WISCONSIN AND NEBRASKA AVENUES, N.W.

NATIONAL CAPITAL SEQUICENTENNIAL COMMISSION
1970

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