Boating at Fort Monroe
by Catherine Wilson
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Boating at Fort Monroe
Artist
Catherine Wilson
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Fort Monroe is surrounded by water. This scene was captured on Chesapeake Bay beach side. The massive fort that exists today, and the smaller forts that preceded it, have guarded and defended Hampton Roads, one of the world's largest natural harbors. The body of water just outside these walls is a natural deep-water harbor and historically it was the key to controlling the Chesapeake Bay and to accessing by water the capital of the colonies, the Commonwealth of Virginia and Washington, D.C.
The fort was constructed as part of a coastal defense strategy developed by the U.S. Army following the War of 1812. D
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September 22nd, 2021
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