Dupont Park is a residential neighborhood located in

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It is bounded by Fort Dupont Park to the north,

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SE to the south, Branch Avenue to the west, and Fort Davis Park to the east. The neighborhood civic association uses Fairlawn Avenue and the Anacostia Freeway as the western boundary of the neighborhood. Dupont Park is nestled into the parkland of Fort Davis and Fort Dupont Parks, the grounds of two

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-era forts that were constructed for the defense of Washington. The year-round

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used for ice-skating and hockey is also located in this area. Dupont Park is a distinct neighborhood from the nearby

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, although both border the park and take their name from it. Neither should Dupont Park be confused with

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, a more commercial neighborhood in the Northwest quadrant.

References

;Notes ;Sources * Equilibar, LLC (2016). "Dupont State Recreational Forest". Friends of Dupont Forest. Neighborhoods in Southeast (Washington, D.C.) {{WashingtonDC-geo-stub