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Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
Things To Know Before You Come

The Frederick Douglass National Historic Site may be accessed via car or public transportation. Directions

All tours start in the Visitor Center.  Visitors who have made reservations must check-in in the Visitor Center in order to pick up their tickets.  Visitors who do not have tickets will not be allowed to join the tour.

Visitors are encouraged to arrive 20-30 minutes before the start of the tour.  Once the tour has begun, no one may enter the house.  Visitors with reservations who arrive more than 5 minutes after their scheduled tour will not be allowed to join the tour.  They may join the next available tour. 

There are approximately 85 steps from the Visitor Center/parking lot to the front porch of the home.  
Samuel Cooper  

Did You Know?
The Civil War Defenses were generally named after well known Union officers (many deceased during the war). This was not always the case. Fort Williams was first named Fort Traitor because the owner, Samuel Cooper (left), pledged an oath to the Union only to become a Confederate later on in the war.

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Last Updated: August 09, 2007 at 14:54 EST