BGuthrie Photos: MD -- Fort Washington Park

MD -- Fort Washington Park:

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1. FTWASH_041107_008.JPG: This wall was being reconstructed when I last came here. It looks much better now, thank you!
2. FTWASH_041107_009.JPG: The large wooden wheels on either side of the entrance were used to operate the drawbridge which could be raised upon the approach of an enemy force.
3. FTWASH_041107_019.JPG: This is the guard's room. The cell to the right was for solitary confinement.
4. FTWASH_041107_046.JPG: That's a bald eagle. Taken a little too late but closer than I've ever seen them in the wild.
5. FTWASH_041107_052.JPG: The main entrance, constructed between 1820 and 1824
6. FTWASH_041107_065.JPG: The building facing us are the Officers Quarters. They were completed in 1824 and were designed to accommodate Commissioned Officers and their families.
7. FTWASH_041107_067.JPG: In back are the Enlisted Barracks, completed in 1821. The second floor is only accessible from the outside stairs and is a single dormitory room. The ground floor is divided into two large rooms.
8. FTWASH_041107_071.JPG: Northwest Demi-Bastion: A demi-bastion is a section of the fort that projects beyond the main wall and provides concentrated defensive fire. The bastion design includes two levels of artillery. Guns were to be mounted on the parapet, above and in the casements at the base of the wall. When the fort was armed in the 1840's, however, only the guns on the upper, or barbette, level were installed. The casemates saw other uses. Company laundresses lived in two of them with their soldier husbands until better quarters were built outside the fort in 1867. Other casemates served as storerooms and the sutler, or post trader, had a shop in one during the early 1880's.
9. FTWASH_041107_077.JPG: Along the water is the water battery. It was designed to send a "water-skipping" cannonade directed at the hulls of ships. It was upgraded over time to have more modern guns on course. The lighthouse in the back is now protected by troops 24 hours a day.
10. FTWASH_041107_144.JPG: Counterscarp Battery. Along the outer wall of the ditch, you see the counterscarp battery, named for its location on the "counterscarp", or outer wall, of the dry ditch. This structure sheltered troops who could direct musketry toward the river or into the ditch itself. The reverse fire tactic enhanced the protection of this area of the wall.
11. FTWASH_041107_160.JPG: Working on fixing up the officers quarters
12. FTWASH_041107_167.JPG: The big guns date from the 1830's. They were sufficient to sink wooden-hulled ships of a passing naval flotilla.
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Wikipedia Description: Fort Washington Park
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Fort Washington, located near the community of Fort Washington, Maryland, USA, was for many decades the only defensive fort protecting Washington D.C. The original fort, overlooking the Potomac River, was completed in 1809, and was named Fort Warburton. During the War of 1812, the fort was destroyed by its own garrison during a British advance. The current historic fort — maintained by the National Park Service — was initially constructed in 1824. It is a stone structure with a good cannon shot down the Potomac River. The fort was extensively remodeled in the 1840s and 1890s. The Fort was turned over to the U.S. Department of the Interior in 1946 after its last military personnel departed.

The expansive grounds of the present Fort Washington Park, with its extensive hiking/bicycle paths and river view, are a scenic venue for picnicking, fishing, and outdoor recreation. Historical re-enactments are held periodically at the Fort, and there is a small museum. In 2006, repairs were done to shore up the crumbling outer wall, in preparation for the 200th anniversary.

The Fort Washington Light, located below the fort, was established in 1857. The current tower, standing 28 feet tall, was constructed in 1882.

History

1808-1871

Construction on first Fort Washington, then called Fort Warburton, was completed on December 1, 1809. In August 1814, with British forces in Washington (having marched overland) and British ships heading up the Potomac, the fort was destroyed by its own garrison to prevent it from being captured and occupied by the British.

Twelve days after the destruction of the fort, James Monroe, the acting Secretary of War, hired Major Pierre L’Enfant to construct new defenses. In November 1814, Monroe questioned L'Enfant actions, asking for less spending. On July 14, 1815, work was halted. Two months later, L'Enfant was replaced by Lieutenant Colonel Walker K. Armistead of the U.S. ...More...
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2004 photos: Equipment this year: I bought two Fujifilm S7000 digital cameras. While they produced excellent images, I found all of the retractable-lens Fuji models had a disturbing tendency to get dust inside the lens. Dark blurs would show up on the images and the camera had to be sent back to the shop in order to get it fixed. I returned one of the cameras when the blurs showed up in the first month. I found myself buying extended warranties on cameras. Trips this year: (1) Margot and I went off to Scotland for a few days, my first time overseas. (2) I went to Hawaii on business (such a deal!) and extended it, spending a week in Hawaii and another in California. (3) I went to Tennessee to man a booth and extended it to go to my third Fan Fair country music festival. Number of photos taken this year: 110,000.
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