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Making America's Best Idea Even Better
Civil War Defenses of WashingtonSummer concert at Fort Dupont Park.
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Civil War Defenses of Washington
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Defeat at Manassas Leads to the Fortification of Washington

The Defenses as a Symbol of the Union Cause

 
 
 
Isaac Ingalls Stevens  

Did You Know?
Built in 1861, Fort Stevens originally was named Fort Massachusetts. The fort was renamed Fort Stevens in 1863 after Isaac Ingalls Stevens. Stevens was the governor of the Washington Territory.

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