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Our Partners

Civil War Defenses of Washington Sites Outside National Park Service Ownership

D.C. Department of and Parks and Recreation

District of Columbia Chapter of the Maryland Native Plant Society

Friends of Fort Dupont Ice Arena

American Hiking Society

Trips for Kids

 
volunteers working on trail
Our partner, the American Hiking Society, cosponsored National Trails day at Fort Dupont Park on June 2, 2007. Many visitors came out to the park that day to learn about trails and help clear the Hollow Tree Trail.

Did You Know?

Plaque At Fort Stevens Commemorating Lincoln Under Fire

During the Battle of Fort Stevens (July 11-12, 1864), President Abraham Lincoln came under direct fire of Confederate sharpshooters.