Fort Stanton

Historical marker location:

1600 Morris Road Southeast, Anacostia, District of Columbia

( Marker can be reached from Morris Road Southeast west of 16th Street Southeast, on the right when traveling west.)

Civil War Defenses of Washington. 1861 1865

The original design of the city was influenced by a French architect: Pierre Charles L'Enfant, a French architect and engineer, was hired by George Washington to design the city in 1791. L'Enfant's design was influenced by the layout of several European cities, including Paris and Versailles.