Fort DeRussy
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Fort DeRussy is a historic Union Army earthwork fortification in Washington, D.C., built to protect the capital during the American Civil War and now preserved as part of Rock Creek Park.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort DeRussy canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Civil War fortification
ⓘ
Union Army fort ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| access | hiking trails ⓘ |
| armament |
field artillery
ⓘ
siege guns ⓘ |
| builtDuring | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
American Civil War forts
ⓘ
Forts in Washington, D.C. ⓘ Military history of Washington, D.C. ⓘ Rock Creek Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| constructedBy | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | earth ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 38.963°N 77.053°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse |
historic site
ⓘ
parkland ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 260 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| fortType | earthwork fort ⓘ |
| garrison | Union Army troops ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Park Service ⓘ |
| hasPart |
earthwork embankments
ⓘ
rifle pits ⓘ traces of ditches ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
contributing property in Rock Creek Park Historic District
ⓘ
listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Rock Creek Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | District of Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | east side of Rock Creek ⓘ |
| location | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Rene Edward De Russy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedForOccupation | U.S. Army engineer ⓘ |
| nearby |
Military Road, NW
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oregon Avenue, NW NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator | National Park Service ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| partOf |
Defenses of Washington
NERFINISHED
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Rock Creek Park trail system NERFINISHED ⓘ Union fortifications around Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | partially preserved earthworks ⓘ |
| purpose |
defense of Washington, D.C.
ⓘ
protection of Rock Creek valley approaches to the capital ⓘ |
| significance | example of Civil War earthwork defenses of the capital ⓘ |
| usedBy | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.