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Fort Lincoln is a neighborhood located in
This northeast Washington neighborhood is home to the Fort Lincoln "New Town" development constructed in the 1960s and 1970s. This neighborhood is currently the home of
"Fort Lincoln: Finding a Leafy Enclave," By Linda Wheeler, ''The Washington Post'', July 18, 1992
Fort Lincoln Historical Marker, The Maryland Historical Marker Database
{{Neighborhoods in Washington, D.C. Neighborhoods in Northeast (Washington, D.C.)
northeastern
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Washington, D.C. It is bounded by Bladensburg Road to the northwest, Eastern Avenue to the northeast, New York Avenue NE to the south, and South Dakota Avenue NE to the southwest. The town of Colmar Manor, Maryland, is across Eastern Avenue from the Fort Lincoln neighborhood, as is the Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
The name Fort Lincoln was originally used for a Civil War Fort in adjacent Prince George's County, Maryland
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, demonym = Prince Georgian
, ZIP codes = 20607–20774
, area codes = 240, 301
, founded date = April 23
, founded year = 1696
, named for = Prince George of Denmark
, leader_title = Executive
, leader_name = Angela D. Alsobroo ...
, across the D.C. line from the Washington neighborhood bearing its name.
Neighborhood
This northeast Washington neighborhood is home to the Fort Lincoln "New Town" development constructed in the 1960s and 1970s. This neighborhood is currently the home of Cathy Lanier
Cathy Lynn Lanier (born July 22, 1967) is a former Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, chief of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia (MPDC). Lanier was appointed by Washington, D.C. Ma ...
, former Chief of the D.C. Metropolitan Police
The Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia (MPDC), more commonly known as the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), the DC Police, and, colloquially, the DCPD, is the primary law enforcement agency for the District of Columbi ...
. In 2011 another 42 acres of the wetland forest park was sold to make a shopping center.
War of 1812 battlefield site
References
External links
"Fort Lincoln: Finding a Leafy Enclave," By Linda Wheeler, ''The Washington Post'', July 18, 1992
Fort Lincoln Historical Marker, The Maryland Historical Marker Database
{{Neighborhoods in Washington, D.C. Neighborhoods in Northeast (Washington, D.C.)