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Fort Albany was a bastioned earthwork built by the Union Army in Arlington County (then still known as Alexandria County) in Virginia . It was built in 1861 as part of the defense of Washington during the American Civil War . No trace of the fort remains, although an historic marker shows the location where the fort once stood, guarding the approach to the Long Bridge along the Columbia Turnpike , near the modern-day Pentagon .

Fort Albany has been recognized as an Historic District by Arlington County.