Fort Slocum

historical fort in Washington, D.C., United States
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Fort Slocum

Summary

Fort Slocum is a fort[1].

Key Facts

  • Fort Slocum is located in Washington, D.C.[2].
  • Fort Slocum is in the country of United States[3].
  • Fort Slocum's instance of is recorded as fort[4].
  • Fort Slocum's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[5].
  • Fort Slocum's commissioned by is recorded as 2nd Rhode Island Infantry[6].
  • Fort Slocum is operated by Rock Creek Park (U.S. agency)[7].
  • Fort Slocum's main building contractor is recorded as 2nd Rhode Island Infantry[8].
  • The location of Fort Slocum was Fort Slocum Park[9].
  • Fort Slocum is part of Civil War defenses of Washington, D.C.[10].
  • Fort Slocum's Commons category is recorded as Fort Slocum (Washington, D.C.)[11].
  • 1861 marks the founding of Fort Slocum[12].
  • Fort Slocum was part of the conflict American Civil War[13].
  • Fort Slocum's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 38.9597222, 'longitude': -77.0144444, 'precision': 0.000277778}[14].
  • Fort Slocum's significant event is recorded as abandonment[15].
  • Fort Slocum's described at URL is recorded as http://www.fortwiki.com/Fort_Slocum_(1)[16].
  • Fort Slocum's described by source is recorded as FortWiki[17].
  • Fort Slocum's described by source is recorded as Map of Fort Slocum, New York (NAID 137929595)[18].
  • Fort Slocum's described by source is recorded as Reservation Map of David's Island, now Fort Slocum (NAID 137929598)[19].
  • Fort Slocum's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places contributing property[20].

Body

Geography

Fort Slocum is in the country of United States[3]. It is located in Washington, D.C.[2]. It is part of Civil War defenses of Washington, D.C.[10].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include fort[4] and archaeological site[5]. Fort Slocum's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places contributing property[20].

History and Context

1861 marks the founding of Fort Slocum[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [2] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . hmdb.org. Retrieved . hmdb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . nps.gov. Retrieved . nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . nps.gov. Retrieved . nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . fortwiki.com. Retrieved . fortwiki.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . NRHP nomination: Civil War Fort Sites. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

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  1. 2d ago · Vicarage · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Short name Slocum
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  2. 8w ago · Vicarage · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': N
    Participated in conflict American Civil War
    National library of israel j9u id 987007541511705171
    Gnis feature id 531572
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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