Fort Dupont
Neighborhood in Washington, D.C. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the neighborhood of Washington, D.C.. For the National Park and fort in Washington, D.C., see Fort Dupont Park. For the Fort DuPont Historic District in Delaware City, see Fort DuPont. For the state park in Delaware, see Fort DuPont State Park. For San Diego, see Fort Dupont (San Diego, California).
Fort Dupont is a residential neighborhood located in southeast Washington, D.C., east of the Anacostia River. It is bounded by East Capitol Street to the north, Fort Dupont Park to the south, Minnesota Avenue to the west, and Fort Chaplin Park to the east and northeast. Fort Dupont has a population of approximately 7,050.[1]
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Country | United States |
District | Washington, D.C. |
Ward | Ward 7 |
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• Councilmember | Vincent C. Gray |
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Fort Dupont is adjacent to Fort Dupont Park, the grounds of a Civil War-era fort that was constructed for the defense of Washington. Fort Dupont is a distinct neighborhood from the nearby Dupont Park, although both border the park and take their name from it.