Click here to obtain a map of the Mount Vernon Trail, which extends 18.5 miles from near Theodore Roosevelt Island to Mount Vernon. This trail is part of the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail.
Click here for a map of George Washington Memorial Parkway, which includes over 20 different park sites.
Did You Know?
The Civil War Defenses were generally named after well known Union officers (many deceased during the war). This was not always the case. Fort Williams was first named Fort Traitor because the owner, Samuel Cooper(left), pledged an oath to the Union only to become a Confederate later on in the war.