At an elevation of 410 feet, Fort Reno stands at the highest point in DC. Originally named Fort Pennsylvania, it was well situated to help defend the Nation's Capital during the Civil War as one of the Circle of Forts around DC, and its commanding view is recognized as a historic element of the fort. In 1865 it was renamed in honor of Union Major General Jesse Lee Reno. A street leading to Fort Reno from the south is called Fort Drive and was originally envisioned as part of a ring road connecting all of the Circle of Forts locations around DC.
