Fort Lincoln

historical fort in Washington, D.C.
AdministrativeArea fort Q18150288
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Fort Lincoln

Summary

Fort Lincoln is a fort[1].

Key Facts

  • Fort Lincoln is located in Washington, D.C.[2].
  • Fort Lincoln is in the country of United States[3].
  • Fort Lincoln's instance of is recorded as fort[4].
  • Fort Lincoln's instance of is recorded as former entity[5].
  • Fort Lincoln is operated by Union Army[6].
  • Abraham Lincoln is named after Fort Lincoln[7].
  • Fort Lincoln took place at Fort Lincoln New Town[8].
  • Fort Lincoln is part of Civil War defenses of Washington, D.C.[9].
  • Fort Lincoln is part of Fort Circle Parks[10].
  • Fort Lincoln's Commons category is recorded as Fort Lincoln[11].
  • 1861 marks the founding of Fort Lincoln[12].
  • Fort Lincoln was part of the conflict American Civil War[13].
  • Fort Lincoln's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.9267, 'lon': -76.9565}[14].
  • Fort Lincoln's described by source is recorded as FortWiki[15].
  • Fort Lincoln's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places contributing property[16].
  • Fort Lincoln's different from is recorded as Fort Lincoln[17].
  • Fort Lincoln sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+180'}[18].
  • Fort Lincoln sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+55'}[19].
  • Fort Lincoln's has part is recorded as earthworks[20].

Body

Geography

Fort Lincoln is in the country of United States[3]. It is located in Washington, D.C.[2]. Part of include Civil War defenses of Washington, D.C.[9], a defense line[21], in United States[22], founded in 1860[23] and Fort Circle Parks[10], a group of structures or buildings[24], in United States[25].

Physical Characteristics

Elevations include {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+180'}[18] and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+55'}[19].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include fort[4] and former entity[5]. Fort Lincoln's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places contributing property[16].

History and Context

1861 marks the founding of Fort Lincoln[12]. Abraham Lincoln is named after it[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Library of Congress Subject Headings. Retrieved . tclf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . tclf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [2] . Library of Congress Subject Headings. Retrieved . tclf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . tclf.org. Retrieved . tclf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . NRHP nomination: Civil War Fort Sites. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . Library of Congress Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . Library of Congress Subject Headings. Retrieved . tclf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . NRHP nomination: Civil War Fort Sites. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . tclf.org. Retrieved . tclf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Vicarage · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Heritage designation
    Inception +1861-00-00T00:00:00Z
    National library of israel id (old) 000796055
    Freebase id /m/011f3qs7
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