Fort Corcoran

Fort Corcoran (HM2UJ)

Location: Arlington, VA 22209 Arlington County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 53.78', W 77° 4.547'

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Historical Site
Defenses of Washington
1861-1865
Fort Corcoran

During the Civil War, the Union built a series of forts to defend Washington, D.C. By 1865 there were 33 earthen fortifications in the Arlington Line. Fort Corcoran (1861) was part of this defensive strategy. Built east of this marker, this bastion fort guarded the approaches to the Aqueduct Bridge. It was named for Colonel Michael Corcoran, of the 69th New York State Militia.
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HM NumberHM2UJ
Series This marker is part of the Defenses of Washington series
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Marker Number2
Placed ByArlington County, Virginia
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Date Added Thursday, September 4th, 2014 at 6:57pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 319983 N 4307320
Decimal Degrees38.89633333, -77.07578333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 53.78', W 77° 4.547'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 53' 46.80" N, 77° 4' 32.82" W
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Area Code(s)703, 202, 571
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1501N N Colonial Ct, Arlington VA 22209, US
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