Fort Davis commemorative marker
See the Civil War Defenses of Washington Park Map web page for an interactive fort location map.
LOCATION
The National Park Service information panel for Fort Davis is located on Alabama Avenue SE near the corner of Alabama and Pennsylvania Avenue. There is a small shopping center across the street, so you can park there.
WHAT TO SEE
The National Park Service information panel claims that remnants of Fort Davis can be seen in the forest, and while there are definitely some fairly sizable hills and gullies that were once the walls and dry moat of the fort, in the summer there is about 20 to 30 feet of heavy vegetation to walk through before reaching the site. Unlike the similar Fort Dupont, there are no trails that lead to the fort. Thus, peering into the woods and reading the commemorative marker that sits about ten feet into the brush is about all there is to do at this location.
Wall and dry moat of Fort Davis
HISTORY
Fort Davis was named after Colonel Benjamin Davis, a man from Mississippi who chose to fight for the Union. Davis was killed in 1864 at the Battle of Brandy Station in Virginia. The fort was outfitted with eleven cannon and one mortar.
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Last updated on April 25, 2020
