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You can help the Alliance preserve the Civil War Defenses of Washington.  Volunteer and join us in helping to create a diverse community of people dedicated to promoting the history of the forts.

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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.

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