HAMPTON, Va. — A high honor in Hampton. On Friday, Fort Monroe received a major historical designation from Virginia Governor Ralph Northam. Fort Monroe was recognized as an international site joining ...

HAMPTON, Va. — A historic site in Hampton is set to receive thousands in federal funding. Fort Monroe will get $75,000 from the National Park Service in an effort to restore and preserve the site.

HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) – The Fort Monroe water tower is no more. Crews arrived early on Feb. 21 to begin the process of dismantling it, with the goal of completing the work by day’s end. A WAVY camera ...

HAMPTON — A proposal to rename Fort Monroe has been resurrected by board of trustees members who are concerned the current name ignores centuries of the site’s history and could be stifling ...

HAMPTON, Va. - Due to concerns over the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Fort Monroe is restricting access to certain outdoor amenities and activities. The restrictions are effective immediately in ...

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, March 29, 2013) -- The Army has transferred back to the state of Virginia the most historic areas of Fort Monroe, including Freedom's Fortress. The Army sent the ...

Gov. Ralph Northam announces that UNESCO has designated Fort Monroe as a Site of Memory Associated with the UNESCO Slave Route project. Photo courtesy Office of Gov. Ralph Northam. In the early 1600s, ...

HAMPTON, Va. – America’s grim chapter of slavery began in 1619 in Hampton, where more than 20 enslaved Africans were traded to settlers in exchange for supplies. “They were taken, kidnapped and stolen ...

Crews deconstruct the Fort Monroe water tower in Hampton, Virginia, on Feb. 21, 2024. The Fort Monroe Authority is producing a short video about the history of the tower and its deconstruction. Fort ...

HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — A new lease has been signed to return Paradise Ocean Club to Fort Monroe in summer 2024, according to business owner Baxter Simmons. He is hoping the beachfront bar and ...

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, May 27, 2010) -- When the Army vacates the historic casemates of Fort Monroe next year, the plan is to convert the Virginia post to a National Park, yet lease a ...

The name of Confederate President Jefferson Davis has been removed from an arch at the Fort Monroe historic site in Hampton, Virginia. “Fort Monroe is where the first enslaved Africans arrived on our ...