Fort McNair

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United States Army post historic site military installation

Fort McNair is a historic U.S. Army post in Washington, D.C., that houses major military commands and educational institutions and has served as a key defense installation since the early 19th century.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Army post → historic site → military installation →
alsoServes	joint military community →
controlledBy	United States Army →
coordinatesApprox	38.870°N 77.016°W →
country	United States of America →
dateEstablished	1791 →
formerName	Washington Arsenal → Washington Barracks →
garrison	United States Army →
hasAccessControl	closed military post with restricted access →
hasFunction	hosts senior-level professional military education → provides command and control for National Capital Region defense → supports joint and interagency operations planning →
hasHeritageStatus	contains multiple historic buildings → listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places →
hasRole	headquarters installation → key defense installation for the U.S. capital → military education center →
houses	College of International Security Affairs → Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy → Headquarters, Joint Force Headquarters–National Capital Region → Headquarters, United States Army Corps of Engineers (historically/nearby) → Headquarters, United States Army Military District of Washington → Inter-American Defense College (historically associated) → Joint Forces Staff College (elements) → National Defense University → United States Army War College (historically) →
locatedAtConfluenceOf	Anacostia River → Potomac River →
locatedIn	Southwest Waterfront, Washington, D.C. → Washington, D.C. →
locatedNear	Washington Channel →
locatedOn	Greenleaf Point →
namedAfter	Lesley J. McNair →
namedFor	Lieutenant General Lesley J. McNair →
ownedBy	United States Department of the Army →
partOf	Joint Base Myer–Henderson Hall →
primaryBranchServed	United States Army →
regionServed	National Capital Region →
significantEvent	location of the execution of Lincoln assassination conspirators in 1865 → served as Washington Arsenal during the American Civil War → site of the 1865 trial of Lincoln assassination conspirators → suffered a major explosion at the Washington Arsenal in 1864 → used for ordnance storage and manufacture in the 19th century →
strategicImportance	protects approaches to the U.S. Capitol and federal core →
usedSince	early 19th century →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Southwest Washington, D.C. → Southwest Washington, D.C. ("Fort Lesley J. McNair") → Southwest Washington, D.C. ("Joint Base Myer–Henderson Hall (Fort McNair portion)") →	contains
Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy ("Fort Lesley J. McNair") →	campus
George Atzerodt ("Old Arsenal Penitentiary, Washington, D.C.") →	executedAt
3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) ("Fort McNair, Washington, D.C.") →	garrison
National War College ("Fort Lesley J. McNair") →	locatedIn
Washington Channel (adjacent area) →	near