Fort Totten

historical fort in Washington, D.C.
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Fort Totten

Summary

Fort Totten is a fort[1]. It draws 59 Wikipedia views per month (fort category, ranking #151 of 879).[2]

Key Facts

  • Fort Totten is located in Washington, D.C.[3].
  • Fort Totten is in the country of United States[4].
  • Fort Totten's instance of is recorded as fort[5].
  • Fort Totten's instance of is recorded as earthworks[6].
  • Fort Totten's maintained by is recorded as Rock Creek Park (U.S. agency)[7].
  • Fort Totten is owned by National Park Service[8].
  • Joseph Gilbert Totten is named after Fort Totten[9].
  • Fort Totten took place at Fort Totten Park[10].
  • Fort Totten is part of Civil War defenses of Washington, D.C.[11].
  • Fort Totten is part of Fort Circle Parks[12].
  • Fort Totten's Commons category is recorded as Fort Totten (Washington, D.C.)[13].
  • August 1861 marks the founding of Fort Totten[14].
  • Fort Totten was part of the conflict American Civil War[15].
  • Fort Totten's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 38.9486111, 'longitude': -77.0047222, 'precision': 0.000277778}[16].
  • Fort Totten's described by source is recorded as FortWiki[17].
  • Fort Totten's described by source is recorded as Map of Willets Point, New York Harbor, now Fort Totten (NAID 137929641)[18].
  • Fort Totten's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places contributing property[19].
  • Fort Totten's different from is recorded as Fort Totten[20].
  • Fort Totten sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3710', 'amount': '+315'}[21].

Body

Geography

Fort Totten is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Washington, D.C.[3]. Part of include Civil War defenses of Washington, D.C.[11], a defense line[22], in United States[23], founded in 1860[24] and Fort Circle Parks[12], a group of structures or buildings[25], in United States[26].

Physical Characteristics

Fort Totten sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3710', 'amount': '+315'}[21].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include fort[5] and earthworks[6]. Fort Totten's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places contributing property[19].

History and Context

August 1861 marks the founding of Fort Totten[14]. It is owned by National Park Service[8]. Joseph Gilbert Totten is named after it[9].

Why It Matters

Fort Totten draws 59 Wikipedia views per month (fort category, ranking #151 of 879).[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . Library of Congress Subject Headings. Retrieved . nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . nps.gov. Retrieved . nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Library of Congress Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . nps.gov. Retrieved . nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . NRHP nomination: Civil War Fort Sites. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Library of Congress Subject Headings. Retrieved . nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Library of Congress Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . NRHP nomination: Civil War Fort Sites. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 29d ago · Vicarage · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception +1861-08-00T00:00:00Z
    National library of israel id (old) 000859924
    Freebase id /m/011f4tpj
    Operator Union Army
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