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Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia, started as a defense for Jamestown in 1609 under the name Fort Algernourne. Later, the fort became a strategic post for the Union during the Civil War. During that war, Fort Monroe became refuge to as many as 10,000 escaped slaves seeking protection in the Union-controlled site. Today, Monroe is home to the Army's Training and Doctrine Command, or TRADOC, but is scheduled to close in 2011 as part of the military's Base Realignment and Closure plan. Since that announcement was made two years ago, there has been debate about whether it should be handed over for private development or turned into a national park. Show more »
Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia, started as a defense for Jamestown in 1609 under the name Fort Algernourne. Later, the fort became a strategic post for the Union during the Civil War. During that war, Fort Monroe became refuge to as many as 10,000 escaped slaves seeking protection in the Union-controlled site. Today, Monroe is home to the Army's Training and Doctrine Command, or TRADOC, but is scheduled to close in 2011 as part of the military's Base Realignment and Closure plan. Since that announcement was made two years ago, there has been debate about whether it should be handed over for private development or turned into a national park. Show more »
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Gov. Bob McDonnell gives his State of the Commonwealth speech
McDonnell urges lawmakers to trim government
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Gov. Bob McDonnell is urging legislators to make some tough choices to cut spending and restructure state government.
McDonnell said Wednesday night in his State of the Commonwealth...Tags: Pension and Welfare, Minor League Baseball, Scott Garrett, Government Debt, Mining
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Beautiful sounds in the great outdoors: Your summer guide to music alfresco
In Hampton Roads, summertime means outdoor music time. Right along with the sizzling heat and stifling humidity comes a season of simmering grooves, scorching solos and sultry vocals. Some of the biggest names in American music cruise through the region...
Tags: Music Industry, Darius Rucker, Atlantic Ocean, Music Theater, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)
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Several issues linger in Hampton cigarette sting
HAMPTON — Several significant issues linger in a controversial undercover cigarette sting run by the Hampton Police Division, even as several members of the City Council appear to want to "move on." Hampton's top prosecutor, Commonwealth's...
Tags: Business Enterprises, Justice and Rights, Legal Services, Local Government, Trials
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May 25 Letters: IOW emails, Oklahoma tornado, Fort Monroe security
Embarrassed I am a new resident of Isle of Wight. I moved to this county because of many reasons. I am proud of the people, the beauty of the county land, the ability of its public officials to maintain growth while maintaining the historical heritage...Tags: Carrollton, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., Tornadoes, Justice and Rights, U.S. Navy
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Volunteers help out at Hampton National Cemetery
More than 150 volunteers arrived early Friday morning to place small American flags next to the nearly 27,800 grave markers at Hampton National Cemetery. Because of the large response, work was completed within the first hour volunteers were asked to...Tags: Memorial Day, Hampton University, Phoebus (Hampton, Virginia), Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Governor asked to accept Fort Monroe land
HAMPTON — The Fort Monroe Authority has signed off on an Army offer to transfer close to 313 acres of the property at Old Point Comfort back to the Commonwealth of Virginia. Gov. Bob McDonnell's signature is the last step before the transfer is...
Tags: Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Bob McDonnell, Government, G. Glenn Oder
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Fort Monroe board signs off on property transfer
HAMPTON —Fort Monroe Authority has signed off on an Army offer to transfer close to 313 acres of the property at Old Point Comfort back to the Commonwealth of Virginia. \ Gov. Bob McDonnell’s signature is the last step before the transfer is...Tags: Executive Branch, Bob McDonnell, Government, G. Glenn Oder, Politics
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Wittman-led panel taking stand against BRAC
Rep. Rob Wittman was against another round of military base closures before the Obama administration formally requested one. Now the House panel he chairs is poised to endorse that view. The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness has released its...Tags: U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, U.S. Department of Defense, Langley Air Force Base, Hampton Roads, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia)
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U.S. Army TRADOC Band's live series at Fort Eustis begins June 6
Federal budget bickering didn't defeat Music Under the Stars. The 81st season of the U.S. Army's free concert series begins June 6 and will continue most Thursday evenings through Aug. 29. Music Under the Stars at Magnolia Park is presented by the U.S....
Tags: U.S. Army, Entertainment, Fort Eustis, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command
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Lonestar reunion show headed to Fort Monroe, according to Whisper Concerts
For next Sunday's Daily Press, I compiled a list of outdoor music events coming this summer. As usual, the work of hammering together that kind of a piece clued me in on a few interesting events. One is Lonestar at Fort Monroe. According to the good...
Tags: Entertainment, Music, Ticketmaster, Concerts
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Fort Monroe self-emancipators' courageous act changed the world
In 2012, Fort Monroe's official May 24 history celebration arrived the way the undersized, counterproductively divided Fort Monroe National Monument had arrived: notably late and wrongly defined. Officials were celebrating Fort Monroe events from 1861...Tags: Career and Workplace, Human Interest, National Parks, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia)
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A close look at Hampton's contraband slave village
Among the very best views of the sprawling fugitive slave village that rose up in the ruins of Hampton during the Civil War is a December 1864 photograph taken by famed photographer Timothy O'Sullivan. Probably shot from the roof or cupola of the city's...
Tags: Hampton University, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Slavery
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