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 has served as the Headquarters of the Military District of Washington since 1966.

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 and the U.S. Army Center of Military History.

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Location: Washington DC.

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Lat: 38.867513 Long: -77.016864

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Elevation: 10 '

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

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