Fort Monroe National Monument

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historic fortification national monument

Fort Monroe National Monument is a historic coastal fortification in Hampton, Virginia, known for its role in early American defense and as a key site in the history of the Civil War and emancipation.

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Label	Occurrences
Fort Monroe National Monument canonical	5

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic fortification ⓘ national monument ⓘ
administeredBy	National Park Service ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Third System coastal fortification ⓘ
associatedWith	Jefferson Davis imprisonment ⓘ Major General Benjamin Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ contraband of war policy ⓘ
constructionEndDate	1834 ⓘ
constructionStartDate	1819 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
decommissionedAsArmyPost	2011 ⓘ
designatedBy	Barack Obama NERFINISHED ⓘ
designationDate	2011-11-01 ⓘ
establishedThrough	Presidential Proclamation 8743 NERFINISHED ⓘ
garrisonedBy	United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMuseum	Casemate Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPart	Casemate Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort Monroe NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Point Comfort Lighthouse NERFINISHED ⓘ bastions ⓘ moat ⓘ parade ground ⓘ ramparts ⓘ stone fortifications ⓘ waterfront areas ⓘ
listedOn	National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
locatedAtMouthOf	Hampton Roads NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Hampton, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States Virginia ⓘ
locatedOn	Chesapeake Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter	James Monroe NERFINISHED ⓘ
offersActivity	fishing and waterfront recreation ⓘ historic tours ⓘ walking and biking ⓘ
openToPublic	true ⓘ
partOf	Fort Monroe National Historic Landmark District NERFINISHED ⓘ National Park System NERFINISHED ⓘ
previouslyUsedAs	United States Army post ⓘ coastal defense fort ⓘ
roleInHistory	Union fortress that remained under U.S. control during the Civil War ⓘ key site in the history of emancipation ⓘ site where enslaved people sought refuge during the Civil War ⓘ
significantEvent	American Civil War contraband decision ⓘ Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ Union stronghold in the Confederacy ⓘ
usedDuringConflict	American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ War of 1812 aftermath ⓘ World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hampton → hasAttraction → Fort Monroe National Monument ⓘ

Freedom’s Fortress → partOf → Fort Monroe National Monument ⓘ

Old Point Comfort → partOf → Fort Monroe National Monument ⓘ

Casemate Museum → operatesWithin → Fort Monroe National Monument ⓘ

Hampton, Virginia, United States → hasLandmark → Fort Monroe National Monument ⓘ

subject surface form: Hampton, Virginia