| Fort DeRussy | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Civil War defenses of Washington, D.C. | |
| Rock Creek Park, Washington, D.C. | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:FORT_DERUSSY,_WASHINGTON_D.C..jpg) Site of the fort with vegetative overgrowth | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Location_map_District_of_Columbia_street.png)  Fort DeRussy &sq=&lang=&file=File:Usa_edcp_location_map.svg) Fort DeRussy | |
| Coordinates | 38°57′47″N 77°03′04″W / 38.963056°N 77.051111°W |
| Type | Earthwork fort |
| Area | c. 65 ares (0.65 ha) |
| Site information | |
| Owner | National Park Service |
| Controlled by | Union Army (1861–1865) |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1861 |
| Built by | 4th New York Heavy Artillery Regiment |
| In use | 1861–1865 |
| Materials | Earth, timber |
| Fate |
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| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
| Designations | NRHP contributing property |
| [1][2][3][4] | |
Fort DeRussy was an American Civil War-era fortification constructed in 1861 on a hilltop along the west bank of Rock Creek within Washington, D.C., as part of the Defenses of Washington.
- ^ University of Pennsylvania Graduate Program in Historic Preservation; Chesapeake Watershed Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit. "Fort DeRussy Cultural Landscapes Inventory". Cultural-Landscapes.org. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
- ^ "Fort DeRussy (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. April 1, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
- ^ "Fort DeRussy (historical)". GeoNames.org. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
- ^ Library of Congress. Fort DeRussy (Washington, D.C.). Retrieved November 15, 2019.
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