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.

Fort Lesley J. McNair History

• 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
• 1939 Army War College
• 1948 Fort Lesley J. McNair - Named after Lt. Gen. Lesley J. McNair

Current Status

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 is also the home of Company A, 3rd U.S. Infantry, the Commander-in-Chief's Guard who wear the colonial uniform during significant events.

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Location: Washington DC. Maps & Images Lat: 38.867513 Long: -77.016864 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: '

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

Links:

• North American Forts - Fort Lesley J. McNair
• Fort Lesley J. McNair
• Wikipedia - Fort Lesley J. McNair

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