Fort Sumner, Bethesda

#21 among attractions in Bethesda

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Fort Sumner was built during the American Civil War by the Union Army in the Brookmont section of Bethesda, Maryland, just northwest of Washington, D.C. ()

Built: 1861 (163 years ago)Demolished: 1953Coordinates: 38°57'19"N, 77°7'26"W

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Fort Sumner – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Glen Echo Park, CIA Museum, Clara Barton National Historic Site, Washington Aqueduct.

1.2 miNW
Art gallery, Historical place, Park
Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo
31 min walk • Glen Echo Park is an arts and cultural center in Glen Echo, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, D.C. Located about 9 miles northwest of the city's downtown area, the park's site was initially developed in 1891 as a National Chautauqua Assembly.
1.2 miW
Museum, Military museum
CIA Museum, McLean
32 min walk • The CIA Museum, administered by the Center for the Study of Intelligence, is a national archive for the collection, preservation, documentation and exhibition of intelligence artifacts, culture, and history.
1.2 miNW
Historical place, Museum, History museum
Clara Barton National Historic Site, Glen Echo
32 min walk • The Clara Barton National Historic Site, which includes the Clara Barton House, was established in 1974 to interpret the life of Clara Barton, an American pioneer teacher, nurse, and humanitarian who was the founder of the American Red Cross.
1.3 miSE
Bridge
Washington Aqueduct, Washington D.C.
35 min walk • The Washington Aqueduct is an aqueduct that provides the public water supply system serving Washington, D.C. and parts of its suburbs.
1.2 miNE
38°58'8"N • 77°6'39"W
Fourth Presbyterian Church, Bethesda
30 min walk • Church
1.2 miS
Waterfall, Nature, Natural attraction
Little Falls, Glen Echo
31 min walk • Little Falls is an area of rapids located where the Potomac River crosses the Atlantic Seaboard fall line where Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia meet.
1.1 miNW
Tower, Romanesque architecture
Chautauqua Tower, Glen Echo
28 min walk • The Chautauqua Tower is located at Glen Echo Park in Montgomery County, Maryland, USA. It is a Richardsonian Romanesque circular structure of irregularly shaped, rough-faced stone, dominating the central entrance to the park.
1.1 miS
Canal
Locks on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
28 min walk • The Locks on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, located in Maryland, West Virginia, and Washington, D.C. of the United States, were of three types: lift locks; river locks; and guard, or inlet, locks.
1.1 miNW
38°58'2"N • 77°8'19"W
The Yellow Barn Studio and Gallery, Glen Echo
29 min walk • Art gallery, Museum
1.2 miE
Georgian architecture
Milton, Bethesda
30 min walk • Milton is a historic home located at Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. The house was constructed in two stages and is built of uncoursed granite.