Battery Kemble Park

Battery Kemble Park is a park in Northwest Washington D.C., administered by the National Park Service. Battery Kemble was a Union Army defensive site during the Civil War. The battery was located on Ridge Road (now Nebraska Avenue, NW), and included two 100-pound Parrott rifles, placed in such a way as to sweep Chain Bridge, Aqueduct Bridge, and Virginia beyond.

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Chain Bridge Road School
Dr. Franklin E. Kameny House
The Palisades
Foxhall
Camp Leach
Kent
Spring Valley
Glen Hurst

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