Fort Lincoln (Washington, D.C.)
Fort Lincoln | |
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Neighborhood of Washington, D.C. | |
Country | United States |
District | Washington, D.C. |
Ward | Ward 5 |
Government | |
• Councilmember | Kenyan McDuffie |
Area | |
• Total | 0.47 sq mi (1.2 km2) |
Fort Lincoln is a neighborhood located in
South Dakota Avenue NE to the southwest. The town of Colmar Manor, Maryland
, is across Eastern Avenue from the Fort Lincoln neighborhood, as is the Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
The name Fort Lincoln was originally used for a
D.C.
line from the Washington neighborhood bearing its name.
Neighborhood
This northeast Washington neighborhood is home to the Fort Lincoln "New Town" development constructed in the 1960s and 1970s.[1] This neighborhood is currently the home of Cathy Lanier, former Chief of the D.C. Metropolitan Police.[2]
In 2011 another 42 acres of the wetland forest park was sold to make a shopping center.[3][4] The shopping center includes a Costco store that opened in November 2012.[5]
War of 1812 battlefield site
References
- ^ Ellen Hoffman (September 26, 1969). "New Towners The Voiceless Marylanders, Columbia Citizens Seeking More Say". The Washington Post.
- ^ "Hope Stirs In Fort Lincoln Growth, New Neighbor Inspire Pocket of D.C. to Believe in Change," By Clarence Williams, The Washington Post, April 30, 2007, p. B01.
- ^ Kelly (December 13, 2011). "Shops at Dakota Crossing and Costco to Start Now, Open Next Year". DCmud. DCRE, INC. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
- ^ "Fort Lincoln Wetlands". Anacostia Riverkeeper. Waterkeeper Alliance. 2010. Retrieved December 27, 2011.
- ^ Fazeli Fard, Maggie (November 29, 2012). "D.C. welcomes its first Costco". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
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