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'''Fort Albany''' was a bastioned earthwork built by the [[Union Army]] in [[Arlington County]] (then still known as Alexandria County) in [[Virginia]]. It was built in 1861 as part of the defense of [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]] during the [[American Civil War]]. ▼
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▲'''Fort Albany''' was a bastioned earthwork built by the [[Union Army]] in [[Arlington County]] (then still known as Alexandria County) in [[Virginia]].
==Construction==
It was built in 1861 as part of the defense of [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]] during the [[American Civil War]].
The fort had a perimeter of 429 yards and emplacements for 12 guns.<ref name="mlf">{{cite book|first1=Benjamin Franklin |last1=Cooling III|first2=Walton H. |last2=Owen II|title=Mr. Lincoln's Forts: A Guide to the Civil War Defenses of Washington|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=3qRIuDHJoTEC|date=6 October 2009|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-0-8108-6307-1|pages=87-89}}</ref>
It was superseded by [[Fort Richardson (Arlington, Virginia)|Fort Richardson]] and Fort Craig which both are 1300 yards to the west and the other 1300 yards to the north.
No trace of the fort remains, although an historic marker shows the location where the fort once stood, guarding the approach to the [[Long Bridge (Potomac River)|Long Bridge]] along the [[Columbia Pike (Virginia)|Columbia Turnpike]], near the modern-day [[The Pentagon|Pentagon]].
The ground on which the Fort stood was cut away during the construction of the [[Henry G. Shirley Memorial Highway]], in 1942.<ref name="mlf" />
Fort Albany has been recognized as a [[List of Arlington County Historic Districts|Historic District]] by Arlington County.
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