Fort Washington Vacations, Fort Washington Vacation Reviews, Tourism Guide

Less than a ten-minute drive from Fort Washington, the remains of Fort Foote are one of the few reminders of the 68 forts that once defended Washington DC during the Civil War.  I had known that the capital had extra protection during the war but I had no idea how extensive that system had been.  Wandering around in the wooded area where the fort had once been, I was fairly unimpressed, just seeing hills of dirt, now covered in grass.  Then I came over the top of one of the emb...