Fort Lesley J. McNair

Fort Lesley J. McNair (1791-Present) - First established in 1791 as Fort at Turkey Buzzard. Name chronology listed below. Active military installation and a component of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall. Fort Lesley J. McNair Grant Hall Fort Lesley J. McNair Officer's Club Fort Lesley J. McNair, National War College, Roosevelt Hall History Walter Reed Building Period Building Model Arsenal Building Name Chronology 1791 Fort at Turkey Buzzard and later the U.S. Arsenal at Greenleaf's Point 1857 Washington Arsenal 1881 U.S. Barracks 1881 Washington Barracks 1927 Army War College 1935 Fort Humphreys - Named after MG Andrew A. Humphreys (Cullum 641) 1939 Army War College 1948 Fort Lesley J. McNair - Named after Lt. Gen. Lesley J. McNair (Cullum 4225) Current Status Fort McNair has served as the Headquarters of the U.S. Army Military District of Washington since 1966 and a component of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall since 2005. Fort McNair is currently home to the National Defense University, established in 1976, which is the parent organization of the National War College, the Industrial College of the Armed Forces and the Information Resources Management College, all on post. Fort McNair was also the home of Company A, 3rd U.S. Infantry, the Commander-in-Chief's Guard, who wear the colonial uniform during significant events up until 2012 when they were re-located to Fort Myer, Virginia where the 3rd U.S. Infantry is headquartered. The U.S. Army Center of Military History also is headquartered on the acres of Fort McNair. Buried Cannon British Howitzer Lincoln Assassination Trial Marker Grant Building Marker Location: Southwest Washington DC. Maps & Images Lat: 38.86751 Long: -77.01686 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 10 ' See Also: Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall U.S. Army Military District of Washington Sources: Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 136 USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 2512207 Links: North American Forts - Fort Lesley J. McNair Fort Lesley J. McNair Fort McNair Walking Tour Wikipedia - Fort Lesley J. McNair Visited: 22 May 2013