Fort Stevens Loop
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Fort Stevens Loop

Una ruta en bici que comienza en Forest Glen, Maryland, United States of America.

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Visión General

Sobre esta ruta

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A short route starting in Woodside Park and cycling to the historical sites connected with Jubal Early's raid on Washington DC in the summer of 1864. The ride includes the Confederate cemetery, the Union cemetery and the fortifications at Fort Stevens and Fort DeRussy. The ride ends with a short journey through Rock Creek Park and back to Woodside.

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Duración
20,3 km
Distancia
157 m
Ascenso
157 m
Descenso
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Velocidad Media
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Altitud máxima
Ian Brett Cooper
Ian Brett Cooper

creado hace hace 6 años

Calidad de la ruta

Tipos de vía y superficies a lo largo de la ruta

Tipos de vía

  • Carretera

    8,8 km

    (44 %)

  • Carril bici

    4 km

    (20 %)

  • Carretera tranquila

    3,6 km

    (18 %)

Superficies

Pavimentado

15 km

(74 %)

  • Asfalto

    14,3 km

    (71 %)

  • Pavimentado (sin definir)

    0,5 km

    (2 %)

  • Adoquines

    0,2 km

    (<1 %)

Destacados de la ruta

Puntos de interés a lo largo de la ruta

  1. Punto de interés después de 1,6 km

    9315 Greyrock Road. "Grey Rocks". At the time of Jubal Early's raid, this was the home of Doctor Henry Ford Condict. On July 11, 1864, the house was occupied by the Confederates and used as an observation post and a rendezvous point for cavalry searching for horses and provisions.

  2. Punto de interés después de 2,6 km

    Raymond W. Burche's home. Shells from Union artillery fell around this property. Now demolished.

  3. Punto de interés después de 3,4 km

    1504 Noyes Drive. When excavating the back yard of ths house for an addition, a ten-inch Union Parrott shell from the Civil War was discovered.

  4. Punto de interés después de 3,4 km

    8818 1st Avenue "Woodside" was Richard T. Wilson's Home at the time of the raid. This was a farmhouse with a driveway leading to Georgia Avenue. Wilson was a confederate sympathizer and this house was used as Confederate Major General John C. Breckinridge's headquarters. The Wilson Farm encompassed all of what is now Woodside and the western part of Woodside Park.

  5. Punto de interés después de 3,6 km

    John C. Wilson's home. John Wilson supported the Union. His brother Richard supported the Confederacy. The house is now demolished.

  6. Punto de interés después de 4,4 km

    "Sligo" was the name of Silver Spring during the Civil War. On 11-12 July 1864, the businesses here, including Lewis Graves' dry goods store, Rayney's store, and Barnes' Tavern farther south were looted by Confederate soldiers.

  7. Punto de interés después de 4,4 km

    The Eagle Inn.

  8. Punto de interés después de 4,8 km

    "Falkland", Montgomery Blair's mansion, stood here in 1864. It was burned by Confederate troops at the time of the raid. The ruin stood here until 1958, when it was burned down again to make way for Blair Plaza.

  9. Punto de interés después de 5,3 km

    Silver Cycles.

  10. Punto de interés después de 5,4 km

    Francis Preston Blair's "Silver Spring" mansion. This house was used by General Jubal Early as his headquarters. Now demolished.

  11. Punto de interés después de 6,4 km

    James Blair's "The Moorings". This is the only one of the Blair family's Silver Spring mansions still standing. From 1934 to 1957, the house served as the Silver Spring Public Library.

  12. Punto de interés después de 8,5 km

    Battleground National Cemetery. Here are buried the US soldiers who died defending Washington from Jubal Early's raid on 11-12 July 1864.

  13. Punto de interés después de 9,5 km

    Fort Stevens Battlefield Park There are a few gun emplacements remaining and a monument to the battle.

  14. Punto de interés después de 12 km

    Fort DeRussy. This fort is overgrown, but there is a marker and the banks that supported the gun emplacements can still be seen. There were no trees here in 1864.

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