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Fort Monroe is a former military installation in Hampton, Virginia, at Old Point Comfort, the southern tip of the Virginia Peninsula, United States. It is currently managed by partnership between the Fort Monroe Authority for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the National Park Service, and the city of Hampton as the Fort Monroe National Monument.
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. ( September 2018 ) The following is a list of United States Army installations that have been closed down.
This is a list of historical forts in the United States. World War II military reservations containing 8-inch and larger gun batteries are also included. World War II military reservations containing 8-inch and larger gun batteries are also included.
The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map. [ 1 ] There are 30 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the city, including 5 National Historic Landmarks .
Headquarters and Supply Companies were the 5th Company, Fort Monroe, VA and Fort Story, VA. (Originally the 118th Co.) Battery A was the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, Company Fort Howard, Md. and 1st Company from Fort Smallwood. Battery B was the 10th Company at Fort Monroe, VA. Battery C was the 12th Company at Fort Monroe, VA.
Fort Monroe, where slaves were first brought to the U.S. colonies, served the Union in Confederate territory. Now a teacher uses it to bolster education of slavery.
Deactivated as coastal fort: Year the fort was disarmed (periods of caretaker status are not noted). Deactivated as military post: Year the fort site was abandoned by the Armed Forces. For new construction in World War II, locations with 6-inch guns are included only where they were the primary defenses in the area.
List of United States War Department Forms - Lists US Army ordnance publications circa 1895–1920, links online versions, including many coast artillery weapons; Coastal defence and fortification; United States home front during World War I; Attacks on North America during World War II; Harbor Defense Museum at Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn, NY