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Fort DuPont

National Capital Parks, District of Columbia
· Civil War Defenses of Washington
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Fort DuPont was named after Rear Admiral Samuel Francis DuPont, a Union naval hero of the early years of the Civil War. Its earthworks are still visible, and during the Civil War Washington's forts overlooked farm land.
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