CDSG REPRESENTATIVE SITE VISIT REPORT
Fort Name: Ft Foote
Date of Visit: 11 Nov 06
Current Site Name: Ft. Foote
Site Use: NPS Park
Is the Site open to the Public?: Yes
Dates and Hours of Operation: 9:00 AM to dusk
What type of programs are offered at the Site?:
Living History: No
Tours: No
Museum Shop: No
Restoration Projects?: None
Are there events that the Site would like to have advertised in the CDSG
Newsletter: No
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What is the overall condition of the Site?: Good to poor
What is the condition of the Individual Elements?:
Batteries: Two excellent examples of Rodman 15” guns. Earthen walls deteriorating.
Buildings: No buildings left except a possible generator room by the old wharf.
Other Elements: Concrete horse trough has survived.
What is the protective status of the Site?:
National Park: Yes
National Register?: No
State or Local Historic Site?: No
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Current Site Owner(s): NPS
Current Site Supervisor: Phil Clark
Mailing Address: 13551 Ft. Washington Rd., Ft Washington MD 20744
Phone: 301-763-4300
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Email: william_clark@nps.gov
Support Group: None
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Is the Site or a responsible individual at the site a CDSG member?: Yes
What information can the CDSG provide to the management of the site?: None
Are there any projects at the Site that would benefit from CDSG funding?: No
Is there anyone at the Site that would submit material for the CDSG Journal?: Yes
Any Special Situations at the Site: (Damage, Imminent Destruction, Etc.) No
If individual batteries, base-end stations, buildings, etc. are in some way significant, please indicate: Site represents early attempt to use concrete and brick for magazines but those elements are deteriorating. Other magazines and bombproofs are covered by earth and their status is unknown.