Deeply Rooted: Trees at the Foundation of America’s Environmental History The Civil War Defenses of Washington as microcosms of the nation’s relationship with trees
Murphy A. 2023. Deeply Rooted: Trees at the Foundation of America’s Environmental History The Civil War Defenses of Washington as microcosms of the nation’s relationship with trees. Urban Ecology Research Learning Alliance (UERLA). Washington, DC
The Civil War Defenses of Washington, also known as the circle forts, are microcosms of the nation’s relationship with trees. The perception of trees in the United States has varied by circumstance and time: a Confederate sharpshooter was grateful to hide in a tree, but members of the United States Army realized the tree was a mortal threat to President Lincoln. The use of the forts’ land over time also reflects the priorities of varying moments of history within the city of Washington, DC as a whole.
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Murphy, Abby
- Date of Issue
- 2023-08
- Publisher
- Urban Ecology Research Learning Alliance (UERLA)
- Units
- FODU , GWMP , ROCR
- Keywords
- A250, America 250, Civil War, Civil War Defenses of Washington, Environment & Climate Change, Fort Dupont, Fort Marcy, Fort Stevens, Landscape & Resource Assessment, trees
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Human Use | Visitor and Recreation Use | Visitor Use , NPS.gov Subject Site: Iconic Trees , NPS.gov Subject Site: Urban Parks and Programs , CRIS-CL: 600138: Civil War Defenses of Washington/Fort Circle-ROCR , CRIS-CL: 600079: Fort Dupont , CRIS-CL: 600136: Fort Marcy , CRIS-CL: 600147: Fort Stevens