Claim: On the site of Foot Forte Park in Maryland's National Park System, there are remnants of a fort that was part of the Civil War time defenses, which helped defend the Potomac River appraoch to Washington D.C.
Evidence: Fort Foote was an American Civil War-era wood and earthwork fort that was part of the wartime defenses of Washington, D.C., which helped defend the Potomac River approach to the city. Prince George's County, Maryland, U.S. National Park Service