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Site Name Civil War Defenses of Washington Street Address Rock Creek Park, 5200 Glover Road NW City / State / Zip Washington DC, 20015 Phone number 202-895-6070 Web Page www.nps.gov/cwdw   Admission Fee Free. Hours Daily from dawn to dusk; Nature Center, Wed.-Sun. 9:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M. Visitor services Call about ranger led tours and special ceremonies. Regular Events None.     Directions Fort Stevens is located at 13th and Quackenbos Streets NW in Washington, D.C.
Site Description
At the outset of the Civil War, a system of flanking forts and batteries was constructed around Washington. One such spot was Fort Massachusetts, built along the Seventh Street Pike, a thoroughfare leading to and from Washington. The fort was enlarged on two occasions. In 1863 its name was changed to Fort Stevens, in memory of Brigadier Gen. Isaac Ingalls Stevens, who lost his life at Chantilly, Virginia. On July 11, 1864, Fort Stevens was the site of the only battle within the District of Columbia. Fort Stevens is one of the defenses that today form the Fort Circle Parks in Washington, D.C.; Maryland; and Virginia. Rock Creek Park administers Battery Kemble, Fort Bayard, Fort Reno, Fort DeRussy, Fort Stevens, Fort Slocum, Fort Totten, and Fort Bunker Hill. For more information and the brochure "Civil War Defenses of Washington," contact the Rock Creek Nature Center at (202) 895-6070. (See also entries in this guide for Fort Foote in Fort Washington, Maryland, and Fort Ward in Alexandria, Virginia.)

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