Fort Washington may refer to:
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Battle of Fort Washington
The Battle of Fort Washington was fought in New York on November 16, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War between the United States and Great Britain. It was a British victory that gained the surrender of the remnant of the garrison of ...
, during the American Revolutionary War
Places
United States
* Fort Washington, a sub-post of
Fort Adams, Mississippi
Fort Adams is a small, river port community in Wilkinson County, Mississippi, United States, about south of Natchez. It is notable for having been the U.S. port of entry on the Mississippi River, before the acquisition of New Orleans; it was t ...
, near Washington in the Mississippi Territory
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Fort Washington, California
Fort Washington is a census-designated place in Fresno County, California. Fort Washington sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Fort Washington's population was 233.
Demographics
At the 2010 census Fort Washington ...
, a census-designated place
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Fort Washington (Manhattan)
Fort Washington was a fortified position near the north end of Manhattan Island, at the island's highest point, within the modern-day neighborhood of Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York City. The Fort Washington Site is listed on the Nation ...
, former American Revolutionary War-era fort in Manhattan, New York City
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Fort Washington, Maryland
Fort Washington is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. It borders the Potomac River, situated 20 miles south of the downtown Washington, DC. As of the 2020 census it had a p ...
, a census-designated place
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Fort Washington Park
Fort Washington, located near the community of Fort Washington, Maryland, was for many decades the only defensive fort protecting Washington D.C. The original fort, overlooking the Potomac River, was completed in 1809, and was begun as Fort ...
, a historic fort that guarded Washington, DC
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Fort Washington (Massachusetts)
Fort Washington, also known as Fort Washington Park, is a historic site at 95 Waverly Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It was built by soldiers of the Continental Army under the orders of George Washington in November 1775. It is the olde ...
, an American Revolutionary War-era earthworks in Cambridge, near M.I.T.
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Fort Washington (Ohio)
Fort Washington was a fortified stockade with blockhouses built by order of Gen. Josiah Harmar starting in summer 1789 in what is now downtown Cincinnati, Ohio near the Ohio River. The physical location of the fort was facing the mouth of the ...
, former frontier outpost in Cincinnati
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Fort Washington, Pennsylvania
Fort Washington is a census-designated place and suburb of Philadelphia in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,446 at the 2010 census.
History
Prior to the Revolutionary War
the Fort Washington area was settle ...
, census designated place
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Fort Washington Avenue
Fort Washington Avenue is a major north-south street in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan. It runs from Fort Tryon Park to 159th Street, where it intersects with Broadway. It goes past Bennett Park, the highest natural point in ...
, New York City
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Fort Washington Park (New York City)
Fort Washington Park is a public park located in the Washington Heights section of Upper Manhattan in New York City. It runs along the banks of the Hudson River next to Riverside Drive and the Henry Hudson Parkway from West 155th Street to Dyck ...
, 160-acre park in Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York City
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Fort Washington station
Fort Washington station is a station along the SEPTA Lansdale/Doylestown Line. The station is located at the intersection of Bethlehem Pike and Station Avenue in the Fort Washington section of Whitemarsh Township, Pennsylvania. It is also serve ...
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Fort Washington State Park
Fort Washington State Park is a Pennsylvania state park in Springfield and Whitemarsh Townships, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The park is noted for the springtime flowering of dogwood trees, and is popular with families for picnics and ...
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Fort Washington Way
Fort Washington Way is an approximately section of freeway in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. The eight-lane divided highway is a concurrent section of Interstate 71 (I-71) and U.S. Route 50 (US 50) that runs from west to east f ...
, an expressway that carries Interstate 71 and US Route 50 in downtown Cincinnati
See also
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Port Washington (disambiguation) Port Washington is the name of some places in the United States of America:
*Port Washington, New York
*Port Washington, Ohio
*Port Washington, Wisconsin, a city
*Port Washington (town), Wisconsin
The Town of Port Washington is a town in Ozauke ...
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The Saint of Fort Washington
''The Saint of Fort Washington'' is a 1993 American drama film directed by Tim Hunter and starring Matt Dillon and Danny Glover. Dillon won best actor at the 1993 Stockholm Film Festival for his performance.
Despite the poor box office returns, ...
'', a film
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