Historical Marker

Fort Slocum

Historical marker location:
5727 Kansas Avenue Northwest, Manor Park, District of Columbia
( Marker is at the intersection of Kansas Avenue Northwest and Nicholson Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south on Kansas Avenue Northwest.)

Civil War Defenses of Washington. 1861-1865.

The District was originally much larger: The District of Columbia originally included land from both Maryland and Virginia, but in 1846, the portion of the District that had been taken from Virginia was returned to the state.
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