Fort Lincoln (Washington, D.C.)

Fort Lincoln is a neighborhood located in northeastern Washington, D.C. It is bounded by Bladensburg Road to the northwest, Eastern Avenue to the northeast, New York Avenue NE to the south, and South Dakota Avenue NE to the southwest. The town of Colmar Manor, Maryland, is across Eastern Avenue from the Fort Lincoln neighborhood, as is the Fort Lincoln Cemetery.

For the Fort Lincoln Park Civil War forticiation, see Fort Lincoln Park.
Fort Lincoln
Neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
Fort Lincoln within the District of Columbia
CountryUnited States
DistrictWashington, D.C.
WardWard 5
Government
 • CouncilmemberKenyan McDuffie
Area
 • Total0.47 sq mi (1.2 km2)

The name Fort Lincoln was originally used for a Civil War Fort in adjacent Prince George's County, Maryland, across the D.C. line from the Washington neighborhood bearing its name.

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