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LocationFort Monroe VA 23651-1001
Managed byNational Park Service
Good forHikingBikingWildlife ViewingBirdwatching

Fort Monroe's story spans from prehistory to the 2000s. Kecoughtan Indians occupied Old Point Comfort before the arrival of English colonists. The first enslaved Africans arrived in 1619. Those escaping slavery sought their freedom at the fort during the Civil War. The fort remained bastion of national defense until 2011, when it became a national park.

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