Fort Monroe, Virginia
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National Historic Landmark
National Monument of the United States
former United States Army post
historic coastal fortification
historic district
Fort Monroe, Virginia is a historic coastal military installation at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay that long served as a key U.S. Army post and defensive stronghold.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Monroe | 2 |
| Fort Monroe Authority (Commonwealth of Virginia) | 1 |
| Fort Monroe, Virginia, United States | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
National Monument of the United States ⓘ former United States Army post ⓘ historic coastal fortification ⓘ historic district ⓘ |
| addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces | 1966 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Fortress Monroe
ⓘ
Freedom’s Fortress ⓘ |
| area | approximately 565 acres ⓘ |
| baseRealignmentAndClosureAction | 2005 BRAC decision ⓘ |
| builtBy |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army Corps of Engineers
|
| closedAsArmyPost | 2011 ⓘ |
| completedIn | 1834 ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1819 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countyOrEquivalent |
Hampton
ⓘ
surface form:
Independent city of Hampton
|
| designatedNationalHistoricLandmark | 1960 ⓘ |
| designatedNationalMonumentBy | Barack Obama ⓘ |
| designatedNationalMonumentDate | 2011-11-01 ⓘ |
| designedBy | Simon Bernard ⓘ |
| features |
Casemate Museum
ⓘ
bastions and ramparts ⓘ moated stone fort ⓘ |
| garrison | United States Army ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Fort Monroe, Virginia
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Fort Monroe Authority (Commonwealth of Virginia)
National Park Service ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | Hampton Roads ⓘ |
| heldPrisoner | Jefferson Davis ⓘ |
| JeffersonDavisImprisonmentEnd | 1867 ⓘ |
| JeffersonDavisImprisonmentStart | 1865 ⓘ |
| locatedAt | mouth of the Chesapeake Bay ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hampton
ⓘ
surface form:
Hampton, Virginia
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Virginia ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Old Point Comfort ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
James Monroe
ⓘ
fifth president of the United States ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody |
Chesapeake Bay
ⓘ
Hampton Roads ⓘ
surface form:
Hampton Roads harbor
|
| notableEvent | “Contraband decision” offering refuge to escaped enslaved people in 1861 ⓘ |
| notableFor | remaining under Union control throughout the American Civil War ⓘ |
| partOf |
Third System of US seacoast defense
ⓘ
surface form:
Third System of U.S. seacoast fortifications
|
| primaryFunction | coastal defense of Hampton Roads and Chesapeake Bay ⓘ |
| servedAs | headquarters of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command ⓘ |
| state | Virginia ⓘ |
| strategicRole | guarding entrance to Chesapeake Bay and Potomac River approaches to Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| TRADOCHeadquartersFrom | 1973 ⓘ |
| TRADOCHeadquartersTo | 2011 ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict |
American Civil War
ⓘ
War of 1812 era coastal defense system ⓘ World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fort Monroe, Virginia, United States
this entity surface form:
Fort Monroe
this entity surface form:
Fort Monroe Authority (Commonwealth of Virginia)
this entity surface form:
Fort Monroe