Saturday, July 19, 2014

Fort Washington


Visited Fort Washington. It was built in the late 1700's and rebuilt in the early 1800's.  It was an active Fort until just after WWII. 


Local wildlife


 One of the later batteries built later in the forts life
 Fire control for some of the batteries



 The original fort









 Water battery built to skip cannon balls into enemy ships.



 Officers quarters



 Powder room


 This is the only original cannon to the fort

 Old light house and channel marker

 Looking toward Mount Vernon





 Canon with decorations engraved on it





 Kitchen area














 The Potomac river




 Cool building we drove by

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