Fort Woodbury
Historical Site
Defenses of Washington
1861-1865
Fort Woodbury
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 Woodbury (1861) was part of this defensive strategy. Built east of this marker, this lunette fort was named for Major D.P. Woodbury, the engineer who designed and oversaw the building of the entire Arlington Line.
Marker is at the intersection of North Courthouse Road and North 14th Street, on the right when traveling south on North Courthouse Road.
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