Battery Kemble

Battery Kemble (1862-1865) - A U.S. Civil War earthworks battery established in 1862 by Union forces in Washington DC. Named for Gouveneaur Kemble, one of the founders of the West Point Foundry in Cold Springs, New York. Abandoned at the war's end in 1865.

Battery Kemble Overgrown Earthworks	Battery Kemble Park Entrance Sign
Battery Kemble Looking Downhill from the Geodetic Marker

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.

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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 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 351'

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:

• North American Forts - Battery Kemble
• NPS - Battery Kemble

Visited: 25 May 2013

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