Battery White

One of eight Endicott batteries at Fort Washington Park

NPS/Claire Hassler

Quick Facts

Location:

Fort Washington Park, Maryland

Amenities

1 listed

Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits

In 1885, Secretary of War William C. Endicott recommended a new system of seacoast defense that employed heavy steel breech-loading rifled guns, large mortars, rapid fire guns and underwater mines. 
 

Named for Major William J.H. White, Surgeon, U.S. Army, killed at the Battle of Antietam, September 17, 1862. 

Construction started: 1898
Completed: 1903 
Armament: Two 4” guns.