Fort Williams (Historical Marker)

GPS Coordinates: 38.8119659, -77.0891503
Closest Address: 308 North Quaker Lane, Alexandria, VA 22304

Here follows the inscription written on this roadside historical marker:

Historical Site
Defenses of Washington
1861 - 1865
Fort Williams

100 yards to the west stood Fort Williams, built in 1863 to guard the approaches to Alexandria by Little River Turnpike and Telegraph Road. It had a perimeter of 250 yards and emplacements for 13 guns. This fort was built on the property of General Samuel Cooper, C.S.A.

Erected by Civil War Round Table of Alexandria.

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