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1. a fort at the entrance to Hampton Roads, in SE Virginia.2. a military reservation in SE Virginia, SE of Hampton at Old Point Comfort.
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Fort Monroe — Infobox nrhp | name =Fort Monroe nrhp type =nhl caption =Fort Monroe Aerial Photo 2004 location= Hampton, Virginia area = built =1819 designated= December 19, 1960cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=691… … Wikipedia
Fort Monroe — 37° 00′ 13″ N 76° 18′ 27″ W / 37.0036, 76.3075 Le Fort Monroe est un fort … Wikipédia en Français
Fort Monroe — Luftaufnahme Ft. Monroe Fort Monroe ist ein US amerikanisches Küstenfort in Langley, Virginia. Es spielte eine maßgebliche Rolle im Amerikanischen Bürgerkrieg. Das Fort ist fünfeckig und von einem Wasserwall umgeben. Die Längen der einzelnen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Fort Monroe National Monument — Luftaufnahme von Fort Monroe … Deutsch Wikipedia
Fort Monroe — 1. a fort at the entrance to Hampton Roads, in SE Virginia. 2. a military reservation in SE Virginia, SE of Hampton at Old Point Comfort … Useful english dictionary
Fort Wool — (originally named Fort Calhoun) was the companion to Fort Monroe in protecting Hampton Roads from seafaring threats. This site was once the dumping place for ships’ ballast. Originally conceived in 1817, Fort Calhoun was built on a 15 acre… … Wikipedia
Fort Magruder — was an convert|30|ft|m|sing=on high earthen fortification straddling the road between Yorktown and Williamsburg, Virginia, just outside the latter city (and former Virginia state capital) during the American Civil War. At the center of the… … Wikipedia
Fort Algernon — was established in the fall of 1609 at the mouth of Hampton Roads at Point Comfort in the Virginia Colony. A strategic point for guarding the shipping channel leading from the Chesapeake Bay, Fort Monroe was built there beginning in the 1830s.… … Wikipedia
Monroe — /meuhn roh /, n. 1. Harriet, 1861? 1936, U.S. editor and poet. 2. James, 1758 1831, 5th president of the U.S. 1817 25. 3. Marilyn (Norma Jean Baker or Mortenson), 1926 62, U.S. film actress. 4. a city in N Louisiana. 57,597. 5. a city in SE… … Universalium
Fort Eustis — Infobox Military Structure name=Fort Eustis location=Newport News, Virginia caption=USA Transportation School and Center Device built=March 7, 1918 materials= used=March 7, 1918 present type=Army post controlledby=United States Army garrison=7th… … Wikipedia
