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Fort Mahan was one of the Civil War defenses of Washington built between 1861 and 1865. Its earthworks are still visible. The fort was named after West Point professor Dennis Hart Mahan, whose book on fortifications guided construction of the forts around Washington, D.C. During the Civil War, Washington’s forts overlooked farm land.
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Washington, District of Columbia · United States
