Fort Davis

historical fort in Washington, D.C.
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Fort Davis

Summary

Fort Davis is a fort[1].

Key Facts

  • Fort Davis is located in Washington, D.C.[2].
  • Fort Davis is in the country of United States[3].
  • Fort Davis's instance of is recorded as earthworks[4].
  • Fort Davis is operated by National Park Service[5].
  • Benjamin Franklin Davis is named after Fort Davis[6].
  • Fort Davis took place at Fort Davis Park[7].
  • Fort Davis is part of Civil War defenses of Washington, D.C.[8].
  • August 1861 marks the founding of Fort Davis[9].
  • Fort Davis was part of the conflict American Civil War[10].
  • Fort Davis's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 38.866556, 'longitude': -76.951861, 'precision': 1e-06}[11].
  • Fort Davis's described by source is recorded as FortWiki[12].
  • Fort Davis's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places contributing property[13].
  • Fort Davis's different from is recorded as Fort Davis[14].
  • Fort Davis's different from is recorded as Fort Davis[15].
  • Fort Davis's located in protected area is recorded as National Capital Parks-East[16].

Body

Geography

Fort Davis is in the country of United States[3]. It is located in Washington, D.C.[2]. It is part of Civil War defenses of Washington, D.C.[8].

Designation and Status

Fort Davis's instance of is recorded as earthworks[4]. Its heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places contributing property[13].

History and Context

August 1861 marks the founding of Fort Davis[9]. Benjamin Franklin Davis is named after it[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [2] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . NRHP nomination: Civil War Fort Sites. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 27d ago · Vicarage · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception +1861-08-00T00:00:00Z
    Operator Union Army, National Park Service
    Imported from
    Participated in conflict American Civil War
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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