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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' ( | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1861-1865) - A [[U.S. Civil War]] earthworks battery established in 1861 by Union forces in Washington DC. Named for [[Gouveneaur Kemble]], one of the founders of the West Point Foundry in Cold Spring, New York. Abandoned at the war's end in 1865. | ||
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(B) 38.930673, -77.095715 | (B) 38.930673, -77.095715, Battery Kemble | ||
Battery Kemble | (1861-1865) | ||
(G) 38.9302778, -77.0952778, GNIS Battery Kemble | (G) 38.9302778, -77.0952778, GNIS Battery Kemble | ||
(M) 38.92835898, -77.09542036, Battery Kemble Marker | (M) 38.92835898, -77.09542036, Battery Kemble Marker | ||
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* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/dc.html#NW North American Forts - Battery Kemble] | * [http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/dc.html#NW North American Forts - Battery Kemble] | ||
* [http://www.nps.gov/cwdw/historyculture/battery-kemble.htm NPS - Battery Kemble] | * [http://www.nps.gov/cwdw/historyculture/battery-kemble.htm NPS - Battery Kemble] | ||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battery_Kemble_Park Wikipedia - Battery Kemble Park] | |||
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Revision as of 05:10, 28 May 2013
Battery Kemble (1861-1865) - A U.S. Civil War earthworks battery established in 1861 by Union forces in Washington DC. Named for Gouveneaur Kemble, one of the founders of the West Point Foundry in Cold Spring, New York. Abandoned at the war's end in 1865.
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Battery Kemble History
Armed with two 100-pounder Parrott rifles positioned to cover the Chain Bridge and the Virginia side of the Potomac River at the Bridge.
Current Status
A Part of Battery Kemble Park, Washington DC. The overgrown remains of the earthworks are at the top of the hill directly above the lower parking lot.
USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 1680418
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Location: Battery Kemble Park, Washington DC. Maps & Images Lat: 38.930673 Long: -77.095715 |
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 135
Links:
Visited: 25 May 2013
Battery Kemble Picture Gallery
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