The Civil War Defenses of Washington
Fort Reno
The site of this fort was selected in August, 1861. First called Fort Pennsylvania, the fort was located at an elevation of 430 feet, commanding three important roads which entered the city from the northwest in the vicinity of what is now Wisconsin and Nebraska avenues, N.W.
Marker is on Chesapeake Street 0.1 miles west of Nebraska Avenue when traveling west.
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