Fort Stanton

ID: 3232 ~ Source: National Capital Parks 1100 Ohio Drive. S.W. ~ Creator: William Spradley ~ Date: May 1972

This file appears in: Fort Stanton: Fort Stanton is a part of the National Park Service's Fort Circle Park System.

Erie Street, S.E.

This file appears in: Fort Stanton: Fort Stanton is a part of the National Park Service's Fort Circle Park System.

Fort Stanton: Fort Stanton is a part of the National Park Service's Fort Circle Park System.

By The DC Historic Sites team

Construction of Fort Stanton began in September 1861 to defend the Navy Yard. By October 22, the fort was completed and platforms were laid for ten 32-pounders, though none of the guns had been…