Fort Stanton

historical fort in Washington, D.C., US
AdministrativeArea fort Q5472092
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Fort Stanton

Summary

Fort Stanton is a fort[1].

Key Facts

  • Fort Stanton is located in Washington, D.C.[2].
  • Fort Stanton is in the country of United States[3].
  • Fort Stanton's instance of is recorded as fort[4].
  • Fort Stanton's instance of is recorded as ruins[5].
  • Fort Stanton's commissioned by is recorded as United States Army Corps of Engineers[6].
  • Fort Stanton is operated by Union Army[7].
  • Fort Stanton is operated by National Park Service[8].
  • Edwin M. Stanton is named after Fort Stanton[9].
  • Fort Stanton is part of Fort Stanton Park[10].
  • Fort Stanton is used for defense[11].
  • 1861 marks the founding of Fort Stanton[12].
  • Fort Stanton was part of the conflict American Civil War[13].
  • Fort Stanton's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 38.86, 'longitude': -76.9772, 'precision': 0.01}[14].
  • Fort Stanton's significant event is recorded as start of construction[15].
  • Fort Stanton's significant event is recorded as end of construction[16].
  • Fort Stanton's significant event is recorded as abandonment[17].
  • Fort Stanton's described by source is recorded as FortWiki[18].
  • Fort Stanton's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places contributing property[19].
  • Fort Stanton's different from is recorded as Fort Stanton[20].

Body

Geography

Fort Stanton is in the country of United States[3]. It is located in Washington, D.C.[2]. It is part of Fort Stanton Park[10].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include fort[4] and ruins[5]. Fort Stanton's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places contributing property[19].

History and Context

1861 marks the founding of Fort Stanton[12]. Edwin M. Stanton is named after it[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Library of Congress Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [2] . Library of Congress Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . NRHP nomination: Civil War Fort Sites. wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . 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 +1861-00-00T00:00:00Z
    National library of israel id (old) 000790611
    Freebase id /m/02w2ys0
    Operator Union Army, National Park Service
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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