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All righty, now.....Spinner has already posted on his day at the doggie beach in the Pet Section.... So here we go on our tour of Ft. Monroe for you all....A little info about the fort for the future for you.....At present, if you are in the area, you can come on post to visit the museum and look around....If you do, please have your driver's license, vehicle registration, and insurance info to obtain a day pass....This is still an Army Post until Sept. 15th....after which I have no clue.... They have a local organization that is "in charge" of the closing of the post and what happens to it after that....people we talk to today say that that group has no clue what's going to finally happen....lots of speculation about NPS, local businesses buying buildings, etc....I really hate seeing this happen to such a historical place....Being the oldest active Army Post in the country, our "Commander-In-Chief" could have and still can stop the closing, but........maybe preserving the past for the future generations isn't important to him......Okay, off my soap box...Here we go with the photos....

Spinner and I were out and about early this morning and caught the sunrise over the Atlantic Ocean....

Took some photos of the campground/rv park...and our campsite....



About Noon we took off and had lunch at the local marina here on post.....yes, the Army has boats.....

Then we parked the truck and walked to the old fort...
Which has a moat around it...

Looked around before going into the Museum.....
Here's a partial history of the fort..

Senior NCO Quarters circa late 1800s still being used today...

And Robert E. Lee's Quarters when he was a young Lt....I think you can read the sign....

Ft. Monroe has been part of our country's defenses since 1609....

and involved in many conflicts and wars...

Here is an early drawing of what was visioned the finished fort would look like when done.

Did you know that Edgar Allan Poe was stationed here?? Sgt. Poe stayed only a few months before going home..


Ft. Monroe was at one time the Headquarters for the US Army's Artillery Corps..

Lots happened here during the Civil War...

An officer's mess kit circa 1860s...

The Merrimack and the Monitor had their famous battle right off the shore here...

And after the war, Jefferson Davis was held prisoner here for awhile...


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Family Quarters during and after the Civil War...





There were many more displays of Artillery uniforms of the 1900s thru WWII.....Then the fort became the Army's Training Command, which now is in the process of being transferred to Ft. Eustis, VA....just up the road a few miles....

The lady in the gift shop stated that most of the old brick fort inside the moat is on the National Historical Register, so it will be saved, but the rest of the compound is still up in the air as far as the future goes...

Hope you all enjoyed the tour....

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I LOVED your tour.
What a shame that is going to be lost.
(I wish I was in a position to visit before September )

Nothing to be done about the closing?

Thanks for taking the time to share with us.
I really enjoyed it.

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Thanks for the tour Lori. I felt like I had visited it myself. Too bad it's going to be lost unless somebody takes some action.

Thanks Lori for sharing your pix and history lesson. Interesting.

Linda

The lady in the gift shop stated that most of the old brick fort inside the moat is on the National Historical Register, so it will be saved, but the rest of the compound is still up in the air as far as the future goes..so not all is lost.....it's just that the rest of the post is as beautiful and historic as the moated and brick part is....that's what is up in the air....Thanks for all the compliments...glad you all are enjoying it....

wow, what a neat place to visit, love that historical stuff. Too bad it might not be there
when I get to hit the road.

Thanks for sharing your day with us, I sure hope they can find some way to keep it all together and accessible to us all.

This was interesting. Thanks for the tour!

What a wonderful piece of our history. Thanks for sharing. We'll have to keep checking to see what happens.

What a neat place...and you did a great tour. Those are the types of historical sites i love to visit. Hope the NPS will take it over and preserve it. Thanks for the informative pictorial.

it was really interesting thanks for the pictures...sometimes people within the government are short sided we will hope that all
can be preserved
sheila

Thanks for sharing the tour with us, Lori! That is so interesting!

That was an awesome tour, Lori! Thanks so much. Let's see....wonder how many miles from here to there? Hmmmm....