Fort Monroe
Americannoun
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a fort at the entrance to Hampton Roads, in SE Virginia.
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a military reservation in SE Virginia, SE of Hampton at Old Point Comfort.
Example Sentences
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In encampments such as Fort Monroe, Union forces in the Civil War were joined by thousands of African-Americans seeking liberty and protection.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2025
She and about 250 others had come to Fort Monroe to join elected officials in Virginia’s first public commemoration of its only holiday recognizing the end of enslavement.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 18, 2021
Fort Monroe, the last federal military stronghold in Virginia, provided sanctuary, but only after Maj.
From New York Times ● Nov. 16, 2020
On Sunday, Fairfax is scheduled to speak at Fort Monroe in Hampton, where in 1619 the first enslaved Africans in English North America arrived 401 years ago.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 12, 2020
One of the documents that circulated at Fort Monroe was an army plan to be executed in the case of an atomic attack.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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