Fort Johnston (Leesburg, Virginia)
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Fort Johnston (Leesburg, Virginia)
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Fort Johnston, also known as Fort Geary, is a Civil War era earthen fort atop a 670 feet (200 m) peak of Catoctin Mountain just west of Leesburg, Virginia. Constructed in the winter of 1861-62 following the Battle of Ball's Bluff, it is one of three forts constructed to defend the town from the threat of possible invasion. The fort was built in the design of a four-point star with arm of each point measuring roughly 110 feet (34 m) in length. The fort was only sporadically occupied by Confederat
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2024-04-15T13:39:19Z
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