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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1861-1865) - A Union [[U.S. Civil War]] Fort first established in 1861 in Falls Church City, Virginia. The fort was abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1861-1865) - A Union [[U.S. Civil War]] Fort first established in 1861 in Falls Church City, Virginia. The fort was abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war. | ||
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== History of Fort Taylor == | == History of Fort Taylor == | ||
Established by October 1861 as a six gun battery. | [[File:Taylor's Tavern Panel.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Taylor's Tavern Panel]] | ||
Established by October 1861 as a six gun battery overlooking the present day Seven Corners area, then a strategic intersection. | |||
The fort was abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war. | The fort was abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war. | ||
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== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
No remains, | [[File:Taylors Tavern Marker.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Taylor's Tavern Marker]] | ||
No remains, Taylor's Tavern markers only in Falls Church City, Virginia. The markers around Fort Taylor Park in Falls Church only indirectly reference Fort Taylor itself. | |||
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(F) 38.87476, -77.15898, Fort Taylor (7) | (F) 38.87476, -77.15898, Fort Taylor (7) | ||
(1861-1865) | (1861-1865) | ||
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'''See Also:''' | '''See Also:''' | ||
* [[Washington DC Fort Ring]] | * [[Washington DC Fort Ring]] | ||
* [[:Category:Washington DC Defense System - U.S. Civil War|Washington DC Defense System - U.S. Civil War]] | * [[:Category:Washington DC Defense System - U.S. Civil War|Washington DC Defense System - U.S. Civil War]] | ||
'''Sources:''' | '''Sources:''' | ||
* {{Roberts}}, page 824. | * {{Roberts}}, page 824. | ||
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* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/vanorth.html#dc3 North American Forts - Fort Taylor] | * [http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/vanorth.html#dc3 North American Forts - Fort Taylor] | ||
* [http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=2837 HMDB - Taylor's Tavern] | * [http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=2837 HMDB - Taylor's Tavern] | ||
* [http://www.vpis.org/files/FallsChurchDuringtheCivilWar.pdf Falls Church During the Civil War] | |||
{{Visited|2 Jun 2016}} | |||
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[[Category:Virginia Falls Church City]] | [[Category:Virginia Falls Church City]] | ||
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[[Category:Starter Page]] | [[Category:Starter Page]] | ||
[[Category:U.S. Civil War Forts]] | [[Category:U.S. Civil War Forts]] | ||
[[Category:Washington DC Defense System - U.S. Civil War]] | [[Category:Washington DC Defense System - U.S. Civil War]] | ||
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Fort Taylor (7) (1861-1865) - A Union U.S. Civil War Fort first established in 1861 in Falls Church City, Virginia. The fort was abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war.
History of Fort Taylor Established by October 1861 as a six gun battery overlooking the present day Seven Corners area, then a strategic intersection. The fort was abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war.
Current Status No remains, Taylor's Tavern markers only in Falls Church City, Virginia. The markers around Fort Taylor Park in Falls Church only indirectly reference Fort Taylor itself.
See Also: Sources:
Links: Visited: 2 Jun 2016
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