The Hauntings at Fort Monroe in Hampton Virginia
Okay here we go again! My husband and I went on another one of our haunting endeavors. Fort Monroe, a former army base is said to be one of the most haunted bases in Virginia. Now a National Park, Heather McCann, the Deputy Public Affairs Officer at Fort Monroe says that she does not come here at night as she led some tourist pass the Casemate Museum. The lamp posts illuminated the area as some colleagues investigated the area at 10:00 p.m. As they looked up in the window they notice the curtain parted when it shouldn't have been. One of the tourist on the tour guide said they felt as if someone or something touched them. Apparitions from the Civil War era are most often seen. Jefferson Davis was imprisoned there after being wrongly accused of plotting the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Davis ghost is seen walking the ramparts day and night. Quarters Number 1 is reportedly visited by the ghost of Abraham Lincoln. Jane Polonsky, author and former resident has been collecting ghost stories about Fort Monroe since the 1960s. The story of the white lady is another haunting because she was having an affair on her husband with a young soldier. The husband came home early and found his wife and the soldier in bed together and he shot his wife. It is said that the wife roams the fort in her white nightdress looking for her lover. The Chamberlain hotel is near Fort Monroe and has been notorious for its hauntings of ghosts. Edgar Allan Poe has visited the hotel and has talked to one of the lady ghosts. This information came from The Hauntings of Fort Monroe Website, Article, The United States Army. We toured the Casemate Museum and we saw the Jefferson Davis Prison Cell. This is an interesting place to visit if your interested in history and ghost hauntings. AAGH (African American Ghost Hunters)
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Historic Fort Monroe - The Big Picture
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Big Picture: Historic Fort Monroe
Historic Fort Monroe and Continental Army Command activities shown on THE BIG PICTURE -- The Army's half-hour filmed TV documentary THE BIG PICTURE covers activities at historic Fort Monroe, Virginia, Headquarters, Continental Army Command. Here is an Army post which almost breathes tradition and in recent years has become an attraction for tourists from all over the country. MSgt. Stuart Queen, the series' host-narrator, takes his audience into the old walled fort, the only one of its kind in this country surrounded by a moat. It was in one of the small rooms of the fort that Confederate President Jefferson Davis was imprisoned, today known as the Casemate Museum. A standout job in photography has been accomplished in filming the interior of the lovely Chapel of the Centurion which serves as a post chapel. Hanging from the walls of the chancel and nave are the flags and colors of old regiments of the United States Army. The stained glass windows of the Chapel are dedicated to the military men who have served at Fort Monroe. On such a window is inscribed, He died so the kids next door may live. Additional coverage is given to activities of test boards in six different locales of the U.S. and the arctic test branch at Fort Greely, Alaska. Although old in history, Fort Monroe, home of the Continental Army Command, still plays a prominent and vital role in the national security of the United States.
Big Picture: Historic Fort Monroe
Big Picture: Historic Fort Monroe - National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 2569617 / Local Identifier 111-TV-348 - DVD Copied by Katie Filbert. Historic Fort Monroe and Continental Army Command activities shown on THE BIG PICTURE -- The Army's half-hour filmed TV documentary THE BIG PICTURE covers activities at historic Fort Monroe, Virginia, Headquarters, Continental Army Command. Here is an Army post which almost breathes tradition and in recent years has become an attraction for tourists from all over the country. MSgt. Stuart Queen, the series' host-narrator, takes his audience into the old walled fort, the only one of its kind in this country surrounded by a moat. It was in one of the small rooms of the fort that Confederate President Jefferson Davis was imprisoned, today known as the Casemate Museum. A standout job in photography has been accomplished in filming the interior of the lovely Chapel of the Centurion which serves as a post chapel. Hanging from the walls of the chancel and nave are the flags and colors of old regiments of the United States Army. The stained glass windows of the Chapel are dedicated to the military men who have served at Fort Monroe. On such a window is inscribed, He died so the kids next door may live. Additional coverage is given to activities of test boards in six different locales of the U.S. and the arctic test branch at Fort Greely, Alaska. Although old in history, Fort Monroe, home of the Continental Army Command, still plays a prominent and vital role in the national security of the United States.
Fort Monroe, Virginia - Fort Monroe National Monument Drive (2019)
Fort Monroe (also known as the Fort Monroe National Monument) is a decommissioned military installation in Hampton, Virginia at Old Point Comfort, the southern tip of the Virginia Peninsula, United States. Along with Fort Wool, Fort Monroe originally guarded the navigation channel between the Chesapeake Bay and Hampton Roads—the natural roadstead at the confluence of the Elizabeth, the Nansemond and the James rivers. Until disarmament in 1946, the areas protected by the fort were the entire Chesapeake Bay and Potomac River regions, including the water approaches to the cities of Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, Maryland, along with important shipyards and naval bases in the Hampton Roads area. Surrounded by a moat, the six-sided bastion fort is the largest fort by area ever built in the United States.
During the initial exploration by a mission headed by Captain Christopher Newport in the early 1600s, the earliest days of the Colony of Virginia, the site was identified as a strategic defensive location. Beginning by 1609, defensive fortifications were built at Old Point Comfort during Virginia's first two centuries. The first was a wooden stockade named Fort Algernourne, followed by other small forts. However, the much more substantial facility of stone that became known as Fort Monroe (and adjacent Fort Wool on an artificial island across the channel) were completed in 1834, as part of the third system of U.S. fortifications. The principal fort was named in honor of U.S. President James Monroe. Although Virginia became part of the Confederate States of America, Fort Monroe remained in Union hands throughout the American Civil War (1861–1865). It became notable as a historic and symbolic site of early freedom for former slaves under the provisions of contraband policies. For two years thereafter, the former Confederate President, Jefferson Davis, was imprisoned at the fort. His first months of confinement were spent in a cell of the casemated fort walls that is now part of its Casemate Museum. Around the turn of the 20th century, numerous gun batteries were added in and near Fort Monroe under the Endicott program; it became the largest fort and headquarters of the Harbor Defenses of Chesapeake Bay.[9] In the 19th and 20th centuries it housed artillery schools, including the Coast Artillery School (1907–1946). The Continental Army Command (CONARC) (1955–1973) headquarters was at Fort Monroe, succeeded by the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) following a division of CONARC into TRADOC and United States Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) in 1973. CONARC was responsible for all active Army units in the continental United States. TRADOC was headquartered at the fort from 1973 until its decommissioning.
Fort Monroe was decommissioned on September 15, 2011, and many of its functions were transferred to nearby Fort Eustis. Several re-use plans for Fort Monroe are under development in the Hampton community. On November 1, 2011, President Barack Obama signed a proclamation to designate portions of Fort Monroe as a National Monument. This was the first time that President Obama exercised his authority under the Antiquities Act, a 1906 law to protect sites deemed to have natural, historical or scientific significance.
Fort Monroe, Virginia - Lee's Quarters at Fort Monroe National Monument (2019)
Fort Monroe (also known as the Fort Monroe National Monument) is a decommissioned military installation in Hampton, Virginia at Old Point Comfort, the southern tip of the Virginia Peninsula, United States. Along with Fort Wool, Fort Monroe originally guarded the navigation channel between the Chesapeake Bay and Hampton Roads—the natural roadstead at the confluence of the Elizabeth, the Nansemond and the James rivers. Until disarmament in 1946, the areas protected by the fort were the entire Chesapeake Bay and Potomac River regions, including the water approaches to the cities of Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, Maryland, along with important shipyards and naval bases in the Hampton Roads area. Surrounded by a moat, the six-sided bastion fort is the largest fort by area ever built in the United States.
During the initial exploration by a mission headed by Captain Christopher Newport in the early 1600s, the earliest days of the Colony of Virginia, the site was identified as a strategic defensive location. Beginning by 1609, defensive fortifications were built at Old Point Comfort during Virginia's first two centuries. The first was a wooden stockade named Fort Algernourne, followed by other small forts.[8][9] However, the much more substantial facility of stone that became known as Fort Monroe (and adjacent Fort Wool on an artificial island across the channel) were completed in 1834, as part of the third system of U.S. fortifications. The principal fort was named in honor of U.S. President James Monroe. Although Virginia became part of the Confederate States of America, Fort Monroe remained in Union hands throughout the American Civil War (1861–1865). It became notable as a historic and symbolic site of early freedom for former slaves under the provisions of contraband policies. For two years thereafter, the former Confederate President, Jefferson Davis, was imprisoned at the fort. His first months of confinement were spent in a cell of the casemated fort walls that is now part of its Casemate Museum. Around the turn of the 20th century, numerous gun batteries were added in and near Fort Monroe under the Endicott program; it became the largest fort and headquarters of the Harbor Defenses of Chesapeake Bay.[9] In the 19th and 20th centuries it housed artillery schools, including the Coast Artillery School (1907–1946). The Continental Army Command (CONARC) (1955–1973) headquarters was at Fort Monroe, succeeded by the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) following a division of CONARC into TRADOC and United States Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) in 1973. CONARC was responsible for all active Army units in the continental United States. TRADOC was headquartered at the fort from 1973 until its decommissioning.
Fort Monroe was decommissioned on September 15, 2011, and many of its functions were transferred to nearby Fort Eustis. Several re-use plans for Fort Monroe are under development in the Hampton community. On November 1, 2011, President Barack Obama signed a proclamation to designate portions of Fort Monroe as a National Monument. This was the first time that President Obama exercised his authority under the Antiquities Act, a 1906 law to protect sites deemed to have natural, historical or scientific significance.
Casemate Tour 2010
Casemate tour Ft. Monroe VA with Ret. Maj Gen Robert Bob Wagner.
Fort Monroe
Fort Monroe was a military installation in Hampton, Virginia—at Old Point Comfort, the southern tip of the Virginia Peninsula. Along with Fort Wool, Fort Monroe guarded the navigational channel between the Chesapeake Bay and Hampton Roads—the natural roadstead at the confluence of the Elizabeth, the Nansemond and the James rivers. Surrounded by a moat, the seven-sided stone fort is the largest stone fort ever built in the United States.
During the initial exploration by the mission headed by Captain Christopher Newport in the earliest days of the Colony of Virginia, the site was identified as a strategic defensive location. Beginning by 1609, defensive fortifications were built at Old Point Comfort during Virginia's first two centuries. The first was a wooden stockade named Fort Algernourne. However, the much more substantial facility of stone to become known as Fort Monroe were completed in 1834. The principal facility was named in honor of U.S. President James Monroe. Throughout the American Civil War, although most of Virginia became part of the Confederate States of America, Fort Monroe remained in Union hands. It became notable as a historic and symbolic site of early freedom for former slaves under the provisions of contraband policies. For two years thereafter, the former Confederate President, Jefferson Davis, was imprisoned at the fort. His first months of confinement were spent in a cell of the casemate fort walls that is now part of its Casemate Museum. In the 20th century, it housed the Coast Artillery School, and later the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command until its decommission.
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Strategically located at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, this Freedom Fort was witness to the beginning and end of slavery in the United States.
Learn about the newest National Park dedicated to honoring the bravery of the Contraband Decision, right here in Hampton Roads.
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Defender Of The Chesapeake (1980)
Presents A Historical Overview Of Fort Monroe, Va, The Army's Oldest Active Duty Garrison, From Its Concept In 1609 To Its Present Day Mission As The Home Of Tradoc. Includes Vintage Footage Dating Back To 1920 Of The Buildings And Gun Emplacements Spanning A Time Frame Of About 100 Years.
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Historic Hampton Roads Seaside Hotels Circa 1901
The Norfolk, VA Historical Society presents The Seaside Calls: Visiting Old Point Comfort / Ft. Monroe, 1901 included lavish hotels with a focus on hygiene, ozone, bathing and opulence. The Chamberlin I (First hotel with electric lights) & II and the Hygeia I & II hotels sat upon prime real estate for tourists and pleasure seekers from all along the eastern seaboard and the world. Explore how they got there and what became of them as presented by Darcy Sink, Education and Volunteer Coordinator for the Casemate Museum at Fort Monroe in Hampton Virginia. Further information about these lavish destinations of yesteryear can be found here:
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August 1619: The CRAZIEST thing you've NEVER heard about slavery and freedom in America!!
400 years ago, in August of 1619 at a place called Point Comfort, the first documented Africans arrive in the American colonies and I’ve got a story (a true story) to tell you about it that will blow you away!!!
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Hampton is an independent city in Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 137,436.
As one of the seven major cities that compose the Hampton Roads metropolitan area, it is on the southeastern end of the Virginia Peninsula.
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Fort Monroe National Monument | Wikipedia audio article
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00:02:21 1 Description
00:02:56 2 History
00:03:32 2.1 Colonial period
00:05:25 2.2 Early 19th century
00:08:03 2.3 American Civil War
00:08:12 2.3.1 1860–61
00:13:18 2.3.2 1862
00:14:56 2.3.3 1864–96
00:17:50 2.4 Twentieth century
00:18:43 2.5 Coast Artillery School
00:19:23 2.5.1 Commandants list
00:20:45 2.6 Base Realignment and Closure
00:21:40 3 Preservation
00:22:28 4 Redevelopment possibilities
00:25:29 5 Climate
00:25:54 6 See also
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Fort Monroe (also known as the Fort Monroe National Monument) is a decommissioned military installation in Hampton, Virginia—at Old Point Comfort, the southern tip of the Virginia Peninsula, United States. Along with Fort Wool, Fort Monroe guarded the navigation channel between the Chesapeake Bay and Hampton Roads—the natural roadstead at the confluence of the Elizabeth, the Nansemond and the James rivers. Surrounded by a moat, the seven-sided star fort is the largest stone fort ever built in the United States.
During the initial exploration by the mission headed by Captain Christopher Newport in the earliest days of the Colony of Virginia, the site was identified as a strategic defensive location. Beginning by 1609, defensive fortifications were built at Old Point Comfort during Virginia's first two centuries. The first was a wooden stockade named Fort Algernourne. However, the much more substantial facility of stone to become known as Fort Monroe (and adjacent Fort Wool on an artificial island across the channel) were completed in 1834. The principal facility was named in honor of U.S. President James Monroe. Although Virginia became part of the Confederate States of America, Fort Monroe remained in Union hands throughout the American Civil War (1861–1865). It became notable as a historic and symbolic site of early freedom for former slaves under the provisions of contraband policies. For two years thereafter, the former Confederate President, Jefferson Davis, was imprisoned at the fort. His first months of confinement were spent in a cell of the casemate fort walls that is now part of its Casemate Museum. In the 20th century, it housed the Coast Artillery School and later the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) until its decommission.
Fort Monroe was decommissioned on September 15, 2011, and many of its functions were transferred to nearby Fort Eustis. Several re-use plans for Fort Monroe are under development in the Hampton community. On November 1, 2011, President Barack Obama signed a proclamation to designate portions of Fort Monroe as a National Monument. This was the first time that President Obama exercised his authority under the Antiquities Act, a 1906 law to protect sites deemed to have natural, historical or scientific significance.
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Human bones found at excavation site in Hampton
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NOTE: The museum where the historian worked is the Casemate Museum of Fort Monroe. On air WAVY-TV incorrectly identified it as Casemakers. We regret the error.
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Theres a way of life thats defined this region for generations. Working the water is in the DNA of some families. On this edition of What Matters, we go to the waters edge for a look at a day in the life of a waterman. We take a look at the health and welfare of our areas waterways, specifically, the mighty Chesapeake Bay. Joining host Cathy Lewis: Christy Everett, Virginia Assistant Director For Hampton Roads at The Chesapeake Bay Foundation; Dr. Brian Payne, Assistant Professor of History at Old Dominion University; and Dr. Carl Hershner, Director Of The Center For Coastal Resources Management, Virginia Institute For Marine Sciences.