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Satellite Imagery of Fort Hunt
Fort Hunt was part of the Harbor Defenses of Washington D.C. and was commanded by Fort Washington, located across the Potomac River in Maryland. It was inactive between 1933 and 1942. Fort Hunt was used as a German POW camp during World War II. Previously called Battery at Sheridan Point and Sheridan's Point Post. Officially designated a fort on April 13, 1899, and named after Brevet Maj. Gen. Henry J. Hunt. All of the military buildings, except two, are long gone. The park is on the George Washington Memorial Parkway (which runs through the site) and is administered by the National Park Service.
BATTERIES & BUNKERS:
Battery Robinson: one 5-inch gun on a balanced pillar mount (1901-1917)
Battery Sater: three 3-inch guns on masking parapet mounts (1904-1920)
Battery Porter: one 5-inch gun on a balanced pillar mount (1901-1917)
Battery Mount Vernon: three 8-inch guns on disappearing carriages (1898-1917)
Fire Control Tower
Sunset Gun: small concrete platform near southern end of Battery Mt Vernon.
USGS
Satellite Imagery of Fort Hunt
