Dogs should not be allowed in historic Fort Washington. First, it is dangerous to dogs, because dogs can squeeze through the 145 Yr Historic Fences and enter into the increasing traffic of Waverly Street. Two, dogs are digging the historic 230 Yr old earthworks dug 11/1775 by order of George Washington. All other Fortifications from the siege of Boston 1775 to 1776 are changed or destroyed. These are the only original earthworks left. Dogs are eroding these and because of the heavy use of Fort Washington by dog owners, no stabilizing vegetation is growing this spring on the Earthworks. The National Park service has regulations for the preservation of Earthworks in our National Battlefields. As a USN Veteran I ask dog owners to think of the sacrifice, disease, and hardships fighting the Siege of Boston. Read "1776" where Pulitzer Prize-winning author David McCullough describes our forefathers digging fortifications day after day for over nine months of which Fort Washington is the last real fort left. "1776" puts a human face to the events of 1776, when a valiant rag-tag bunch of American farmers, plumbers, and blacksmiths fought the British to secure independence for America. This is why Fort Washington looks like a Cemetery; it is a memorial to the Veterans of 1776.
Please Dog Owners think of these men and let’s preserve these last remaining 230 Yr old earthworks.