Hike a portion of the north line of the Civil War Defenses of Washington. Complete hike in time to participate in Fort Stevens Day activities (link to Fort Stevens Day activities flyer).Fort Stevens is the site of the only Civil War battle fought in the District of Columbia. Here on July 11 and 12, 1864, Union soldiers, with the support of comrades at nearby forts, stopped a Confederate invasion of Washington. It was here that President Abraham Lincoln was shot at by Confederate soldiers while observing the battle from the fort's parapet wall. See site of Fort Reno, the earthworks at Fort DeRussy, the battlefield, and Battleground National Cemetery, where forty-one of the city's defenders are buried. Hike will end at Fort Stevens by 10:30 am. Distance is approximately 5 miles. Meet in Fort Reno Park at 40th and Chesapeake streets NW. (Fort Reno Park is .3 miles north of the Tenleytown-AU Metro Station.) Each participant must sign a liability waiver at the trailhead. A voluntary $2.00 donation is requested. Your donation funds SCPRO leader training and administrative costs. Please donate using PayPal https://bit.ly/46jTw5Y. (If you do not have a PayPal account, tap Sign Up and follow the prompts.) Log in to your account. Go to Send, enter [ecommerce@sierrapotomac.org]as the Recipient, enter the amount you want to send, use Family and Friends as the payment type, enter your payment method (PayPal balance, bank account, or credit card), review the details, and click Send Payment. There is no fee to send money domestically to friends and family from your PayPal balance or bank account. Cash donations will be accepted at the meeting location if your preference is not to use PayPal.
Fort Reno Park, 4000 Chesapeake St NW, Washington, DC 20016, USA
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