Fort Hunt Park

Like Old Soldiers, Old Forts Never Die They Just Fade Away (maybe)

Fort Washington Park 1956 First image looking up through the lower gate. Second Image Child in the Parade ground at the center of the fort. Photos by Howard B. Marler.

Fading into view as the fog clears in the spring along the Potomac River can be found the lost and forgotten forts once built to defend the city against an attack by sea. As we peer through the mists of history and time however we see the ghosts of still other forts and facilities that have faded until they are nearly disappeared. These forts intended t…