Fort Foote — Fort Washington, Maryland

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Fort Foote

Fort Washington, Maryland · Civil War Defenses of Washington

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Follow this path to the earthworks of Forte Foote. Fort Foot was named after Flag Officer Andrew Hull Foote, a Union naval hero mortally wounded at Fort Donelson, Tennessee, on February 14, 1862.

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Fort Washington, Maryland · USA

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