Fortified Civil War History ; Alexandria Site Part of Defense Belt
The Washington Times › May 10, 2006
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The big map on the wall at the Fort Ward Museum shows exactly where the forts were in the Defenses of Washington. Sixty-eight major forts circled Maryland, Virginia and the District during the Civil War, similar to a 19th-century Beltway.
Most of the forts are gone, but Alexandria's Fort Ward has been restored to a level that can convey its history all these years later.See the full content of this document
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Fortified Civil War History ; Alexandria Site Part of Defense Belt
"What is kind of special about our site is that we are the only place in the D.C. area where you can see an actual restoration of a Civil War fort," says Susan Cumbey, director of the Fort Ward Museum & Historic...
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