Fort Stevens 160!
Be a part of history and defend the Nation’s Capital! Join us on Saturday, July 13 (10 am-3 pm) for the 160th commemoration of the Battle of Fort Stevens. The event will feature music, speakers, living history reenactors, and more! Your contribution, no matter the amount, is crucial in helping us fund this event and others in 2024. As a small 501(c)(3) non-profit, we rely on small donations from history lovers like you to fulfill our mission to preserve and educate year-round about the Civil War Defenses of Washington. We need to raise $5000 for modest fees and expenses for living history reenactors, music, demonstrations, historian speakers, and other expenses.
Event Location: Quackenbos Street between 13th & Georgia Ave. NW, Washington D.C.
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History of the Forts
By the end of the Civil War Washington was the most heavily fortified city in the world, bristling with 68 forts and artillery emplacements, more than 1,000 guns and mortars, and 20 miles of connecting roads, trench lines, and rifle pits.
