Fort Carroll
Civil War Defenses of Washington
Earthworks of Fort Carroll are visible 100 yards to the right at the top of the hill.
Fort Carroll was named in honor of Maj. Gen. Samuel Sprigg Carroll, a West Point graduate from the District of Columbia.
Marker is on Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue SE 0.1 miles north of South Capitol Street, on the right when traveling west.
Courtesy hmdb.org
