๐บ๐ธ Fort Washington is an unincorporated area and place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. It borders the Potomac River, situated 20 miles south of the downtown Washington, DC. The Fort Washington community is located west of Maryland Route 210, with some additional area to the east of the highway.
1The Fort The community is named for Fort Washington. The first Fort Washington was completed in 1809, and was the only defensive fort protecting Washington, D.C. It consisted of a small earthwork near the Potomac River shore. The failure of that fort to stop a British fleet from invading the national capital during the War of 1812 led to the construction of the current, larger, stone fortification. In 1844, a cannon exploded on the USS Princeton as it was passing Fort Washington. During World War II, the US Army's Adjutant General's School was located at the fort, and had billeting for 362 officers and 2,526 enlisted persons.
The site is now part of a very extensive park with views of the Potomac River and hiking paths. It is a scenic place for picnicking, fishing and outdoor recreation. (Admission is free to people entering after business hours and before sunset.)
1War of 1812 During the War of 1812 Fort Washington, built to protect the capital from enemy advances on the Potomac River, was captured by the British under the command of Admiral Gordon, three days after the burning of the capital.
1Civil War Upon the outbreak of the American Civil War, fearing for the safety of Washington in case of attack, Secretary of the Navy Isaac Toucey ordered a detachment of US Marines to garrison the fort.
In May 1865 Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles ordered the Potomac Flotilla reduced to half strength due to cessation of hostilities. This included the removal of the Marines from Fort Washington.
1Twentieth century to present Near the fort are many riverfront homes, two marinas, two community pools, and National Golf Club. The area was rural until about 1960 when suburban growth began and is continuing to grow, adding new, large family homes in small developments next to older existing developments. Until the founding of the Oxon Hill post office about 1960, the Fort Washington area generally used the mailing address Washington, D.C., except for the few years that Friendly had a post office. About 1980 the postal service split the Fort Washington area from Oxon Hill, defining it as a separate town name. At that time, to make mail sorting easier, they drew the boundary between the two communities to conform to already existing zip code boundaries. The end result sometimes confuses people, since the northern end of the Fort Washington postal area (near the Beltway) identifies more with the communities Oxon Hill or Temple Hills / Camp Springs but still uses a Fort Washington mailing address.
1Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 16.57 square miles (42.9ย kmยฒ), of which 13.79 square miles (35.7ย kmยฒ) is land and 2.78 square miles (7.2ย kmยฒ), or 16.8%, is water.
First-time visitors are often confused by the several "Livingston Roads" which repeatedly crosses Route 210, as well as by the two separate "Old Fort Roads", causing them to make wrong turns off of Maryland Route 210. Eventually all roads intersecting Route 210 in the Fort Washington area (from the Beltway as far south as the highway 210 curve at Piscataway Creek) are planned for upgrading to controlled-access interchanges (eliminating all traffic signals) gradually during the 2020s decade.
The fortโs land originally included 347 acres, which was last surveyed in June 1944.
1Transport Potomac Airfield is in Friendly CDP, with a Fort Washington address. Several Metrobus routes serve the area.
1Fort Washington has a population of over 24,261 people. Fort Washington also forms part of the wider Prince George's County which has a population of over 967,201 people.
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๐บ๐ธ Granite City 38.717
๐บ๐ธ Citrus Heights 38.695
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๐ฏ๐ฒ Spanish Town -76.955
๐บ๐ธ Eldersburg -76.95
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๐บ๐ธ Silver Spring -77.021
๐บ๐ธ Williamsport -77.022
๐ต๐ช San Isidro -77.033
๐ต๐ช Miraflores -77.033
๐บ๐ธ Alexandria -77.044
Locations Near: Fort Washington -77,38.7333
๐บ๐ธ Alexandria -77.044,38.805 d: 8.8
๐บ๐ธ Waldorf -76.883,38.633 d: 15
๐บ๐ธ Arlington -77.092,38.861 d: 16.3
๐บ๐ธ Washington D.C. -77,38.9 d: 18.5
๐บ๐ธ La Plata -76.967,38.533 d: 22.4
๐บ๐ธ Upper Marlboro -76.75,38.8 d: 22.9
๐บ๐ธ Woodbridge -77.25,38.633 d: 24.4
๐บ๐ธ Silver Spring -77.021,39.002 d: 30
๐บ๐ธ Bethesda -77.096,39.002 d: 31
๐บ๐ธ Fairfax County -77.28,38.83 d: 26.5
Antipodal to: Fort Washington 103,-38.733
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๐ฆ๐บ Mandurah 115.721,-32.529 d: 18676.2
๐ฆ๐บ Rockingham 115.717,-32.267 d: 18659.8
๐ฆ๐บ City of Cockburn 115.833,-32.167 d: 18644.4
๐ฆ๐บ Vincent 115.834,-31.936 d: 18629.2
๐ฆ๐บ Perth 115.857,-31.953 d: 18628.5
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๐ฆ๐บ Guildford 115.973,-31.9 d: 18616.3