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Fort Monroe National Monument, Hampton, VA

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Fort Monroe National Monument

A former military fort at Old Point Comfort that is now a national monument, known for its stone walls, old oak trees, and links to African American history.

41 Bernard Road Building #17, Fort Monroe, VA 23651-1001 · Hampton, VA

About Fort Monroe National Monument

Fort Monroe sits at the tip of the Virginia Peninsula and is managed through a partnership between the Commonwealth of Virginia, the National Park Service, and the city of Hampton. For generations it served as a center of national defense before becoming a national park in 2011. Its history reaches back from Indigenous occupation before English colonists arrived, through the arrival of the first enslaved Africans in 1619, to refuge sought by people escaping slavery during the Civil War. Visitors can see the large stone fortification, the Algernourne Oak that has watched over the Parade Ground for centuries, and the bay shoreline nearby.

  • #national monument
  • #Civil War
  • #African American history
  • #coastal fort
  • #Chesapeake Bay

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