Fort Stevens

Small fort replica

This is a bit out of the way from downtown D.C. and not sure it was even worth the gas driving out, but I can say I did it. There is a replica of part of the fort with some cannon and a sign. There wa...

Extremely important historic place

A friend formerly from California and I went on a weekday morning to visit this critical battlefield. We were able to find parking on a nearby residential neighborhood street without any problems. ...

The place where Lincoln was almost shot

I toured Fort Stevens with a National Parks Service Ranger and that made it much more meaningful than if I had simply visited the site alone. There are some signs and markers to explain key happening...

Nice historic place but poor maintenance

A piece of historic Civil War for DC but in a very poor condition. I went to visit this week and found the place were in bad condition. I saw broken glass everywhere and graffiti on the guns. The Fort...

Cool site but in poor condition

This is a really great spot and cool fort with rich history. However, the site is not well maintained by any means. It sits outside of the main swath of the park and is a little out of the way but is ...