Fort Stevens

Fort Stevens

Fort Stevens may refer to one of two decommissioned American military forts:

*Fort Stevens (Oregon), a fort in Oregon that guarded the mouth of the Columbia River
*Fort Stevens (Washington, D.C.), a fort in Washington, D.C. that defended the city during the Civil War


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  • Fort Stevens — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Fort Stevens fue una instalación militar norteamericana que resguardaba la desembocadura del Río Columbia en el estado de Oregon. Construido al final de la Guerra de Secesión, nombrada así por el General de dicha… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Fort Stevens Ridge — is a neighborhood in Northwest Washington, D.C. built during the 1920s. The area is very roughly bounded by Peabody Street, Fifth Street, Underwood Street, and Ninth Street. It is named for nearby Fort Stevens, a Civil War era fort used to defend …   Wikipedia

  • Fort Stevens (Oregon) — Infobox Military Structure name= Fort Stevens partof= location= Warrenton, Clatsop County, Oregon caption= type= Military base built= 1863 builder= materials= concrete, steel height= used= 1863 1947 demolished= condition= preserved ownership=… …   Wikipedia

  • Fort Stevens (Oregon) — Ehemalige Geschützstellung Das Fort Stevens war eine Küstenbefestigung der US Armee im US Bundesstaat Oregon. Das Fort bildete die Hauptbefestigung der aus drei Forts umfassenden Küstenbefestigung der Mündung des Columbia River. Die beiden… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Fort Stevens State Park — Der Fort Stevens State Park ist ein State Park im Clatsop County im US Bundesstaat Oregon. Er liegt an der Mündung des Columbia River und ist mit einer Fläche von etwa 1700 Hektar der drittgrößte State Park Oregons. Benannt wurde er nach der auf… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Fort Stevens (Washington, D.C.) — The fort came under direct Confederate attack by troops led by Maj. Gen. Jubal Early in the Battle of Fort Stevens on July 11 and July 12, 1864. President Abraham Lincoln rode out to the Fort on both days to observe the attack, and was briefly… …   Wikipedia

  • Battle of Fort Stevens — The Battle of Fort Stevens was an American Civil War battle fought on July 11 and July 12 in Northwest Washington, D.C., as part of the Valley Campaigns of 1864 between forces under Confederate Lt. Gen. Jubal A. Early and Union General Horatio… …   Wikipedia

  • Bataille de Fort Stevens — 38° 57′ 51″ N 77° 01′ 44″ W / 38.9641, 77.0288 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Stevens — may refer to:Automotive* Stevens (constructor), a former racing car constructor * Stevens Duryea, early U.S. carGeographical locationsIn the United States* Stevens County, Kansas * Stevens County, Minnesota * Stevens County, Washington * Stevens… …   Wikipedia

  • Fort Reno Park — is a park in the Tenleytown neighborhood of Washington, DC. It is the highest point in the city, and was involved in the only Civil War battle to take place in the District of Columbia. The highpoint was resurveyed and a new USGS Benchmark was… …   Wikipedia

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