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Fort Monroe National Monument – Virginia

Images of Fort Monroe National Monument – Eastern Virginia, taken in July 2022.

Fort Monroe National Monument, designated a National Monument in 2011, was built to protect one of the largest natural harbors in the world (Hampton Roads) and is the largest stone fort ever constructed in the US.

The storied history of this peninsula begins with the construction of fortifications in 1609 but the current fort was constructed from 1819-34 and was a Union stronghold throughout the Civil War earning it the nickname “Gibraltar of the Chesapeake”.

I walked the ramparts which encircle this largest of forts, almost two miles all the way around, affording me unfettered views of the area inside the fort as well as outside but it was my tour through the Casemate Museum which found me standing in the cell used to hold Confederate President Jefferson Davis after the end of the Civil War. It was on one of the walls of the cell where his Union captors hung a large American flag which loomed over Davis for the entirety of his stay; a daily reminder of the defeat of his confederacy.
View of the Flagstaff Bastion over the moat from the walkway bridge in Fort Monroe NM
View of the Flagstaff Bastion over the moat from the walkway bridge in Fort Monroe NM		 Main Gate entryway in Fort Monroe NM
Main Gate entryway in Fort Monroe NM		 Flagstaff Bastion from outside the fort in Fort Monroe NM
Flagstaff Bastion from outside the fort in Fort Monroe NM		 View of the Main Gate from inside the fort in Fort Monroe NM
View of the Main Gate from inside the fort in Fort Monroe NM		 The Old Water Cistern in Fort Monroe NM
The Old Water Cistern in Fort Monroe NM
32-Pounder Seacoast Gun mounted in Fort Monroe NM
32-Pounder Seacoast Gun mounted in Fort Monroe NM		 Cell which held Confederate President Jefferson Davis for six months after the end of the Civil War in Fort Monroe NM
Cell which held Confederate President Jefferson Davis for six months after the end of the Civil War in Fort Monroe NM		 US Flag which was mounted on the wall of Confederate President Jefferson Davis’ jail cell in Fort Monroe NM
US Flag which was mounted on the wall of Confederate President Jefferson Davis’ jail cell in Fort Monroe NM		 8-inch British Siege Mortar captured during the War of 1812 in Fort Monroe NM
8-inch British Siege Mortar captured during the War of 1812 in Fort Monroe NM		 Confederate M1814 12-Pounder Bronze Gun-Howitzer in Fort Monroe NM
Confederate M1814 12-Pounder Bronze Gun-Howitzer in Fort Monroe NM
Fort Parade Grounds in Fort Monroe NM
Fort Parade Grounds in Fort Monroe NM		 Over 400-year-old Algernourne Live Oak on the edge of the Parade Field in Fort Monroe NM
Over 400-year-old Algernourne Live Oak on the edge of the Parade Field in Fort Monroe NM		 The Lincoln Gun, the first 15-inch Rodman Gun (1860), with a range of over four miles, in Fort Monroe NM
The Lincoln Gun, the first 15-inch Rodman Gun (1860), with a range of over four miles, in Fort Monroe NM		 Quarters No. 1 (1819), oldest house inside the moat and commanding officer’s quarters, in Fort Monroe NM
Quarters No. 1 (1819), oldest house inside the moat and commanding officer’s quarters, in Fort Monroe NM		 View of the East Gate from outside the fort in Fort Monroe NM
View of the East Gate from outside the fort in Fort Monroe NM
Chapel of the Centurion, designed by Richard Upjohn, in Fort Monroe NM
Chapel of the Centurion, designed by Richard Upjohn, in Fort Monroe NM		 Squirrel on a bush near the Flagstaff Bastion in Fort Monroe NM
Squirrel on a bush near the Flagstaff Bastion in Fort Monroe NM		 The Flagstaff Bastion overlooking the Hampton Roads natural harbor in Fort Monroe NM
The Flagstaff Bastion overlooking the Hampton Roads natural harbor in Fort Monroe NM		 US Army working dog headstone atop the ramparts in the pet cemetery in Fort Monroe NM
US Army working dog headstone atop the ramparts in the pet cemetery in Fort Monroe NM		 Headstones atop the ramparts in the US Army working dog pet cemetery in Fort Monroe NM
Headstones atop the ramparts in the US Army working dog pet cemetery in Fort Monroe NM
Water Battery (1821) ruins outside the fort in Fort Monroe NM
Water Battery (1821) ruins outside the fort in Fort Monroe NM		 Quarters No. 1 from on top of the fort in Fort Monroe NM
Quarters No. 1 from on top of the fort in Fort Monroe NM		 Observation tower on top of the fort wall overlooking the harbor in Fort Monroe NM
Observation tower on top of the fort wall overlooking the harbor in Fort Monroe NM		 Jefferson Davis Memorial Arch placed by the United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1956 in Fort Monroe NM
Jefferson Davis Memorial Arch placed by the United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1956 in Fort Monroe NM		 The moat road to the East Gate in Fort Monroe NM
The moat road to the East Gate in Fort Monroe NM
View into the fort from on top of the North Gate in Fort Monroe NM
View into the fort from on top of the North Gate in Fort Monroe NM		 The road over the moat to the Main Gate in Fort Monroe NM
The road over the moat to the Main Gate in Fort Monroe NM		 Active Old Point Comfort Lighthouse (1802), second oldest lighthouse on the Chesapeake Bay in Fort Monroe NM
Active Old Point Comfort Lighthouse (1802), second oldest lighthouse on the Chesapeake Bay in Fort Monroe NM		 Great Blue Herron perched outside the fort in Fort Monroe NM
Great Blue Herron perched outside the fort in Fort Monroe NM		 Cactus on the fort rampart in Fort Monroe NM
Cactus on the fort rampart in Fort Monroe NM
Older homes along the moat outside of the fort in Fort Monroe NM
Older homes along the moat outside of the fort in Fort Monroe NM		 Observation tower and North Gate in Fort Monroe NM
Observation tower and North Gate in Fort Monroe NM		 Old Point Comfort Lighthouse currently operated by the US Coast Guard in Fort Monroe NM
Old Point Comfort Lighthouse currently operated by the US Coast Guard in Fort Monroe NM		 The Chamberlin Hotel (1928) outside the fort in Fort Monroe NM
The Chamberlin Hotel (1928) outside the fort in Fort Monroe NM		 Saint Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church (1903) outside the fort in Fort Monroe NM
Saint Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church (1903) outside the fort in Fort Monroe NM
Continental Park Bandstand (1934) built by the African American camp of the Civilian Conservation Corp outside in Fort Monroe NM
Continental Park Bandstand (1934) built by the African American camp of the Civilian Conservation Corp outside in Fort Monroe NM		 Battery Irwin (1903) overlooking the Harbor in Fort Monroe NM
Battery Irwin (1903) overlooking the Harbor in Fort Monroe NM		 90-mm anti-aircraft guns (1976) on Battery Parrot in Fort Monroe NM
90-mm anti-aircraft guns (1976) on Battery Parrot in Fort Monroe NM		 Battery Irwin overlooking Hampton Road Harbor in Fort Monroe NM
Battery Irwin overlooking Hampton Road Harbor in Fort Monroe NM		 Three-inch rapid-fire gun on Battery Irwin in Fort Monroe NM
Three-inch rapid-fire gun on Battery Irwin in Fort Monroe NM

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Guest 29-Jul-2022 03:00
Interesting. Thank you. And congratulations on 100. >Tim
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