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Hampton Roads Heritage Hunt: Hampton

Hampton Location:

1) Fort Monroe, 20 Ingalls Road

Scroll down for more information about this site and for the questions to answer!

 


map showing the British operations in Hampton, War of 1812
Caption: This map shows British operations in Hampton in the War of 1812.

 

Take Notice: If you travel northeast on Chesapeake Avenue, toward Fort Monroe, you will pass through the site of the British invasion of Hampton during the War of 1812, at the mouth of Indian River Creek, between Chesterfield Road and Powhatan Parkway. See “Local History Spotlight” for details.

British Invasion of Hampton, Local History Spotlight


photo of fort 
Caption: This sketch by Alfred R. Waud in 1865 shows Jefferson Davis, former President of the Confederacy, imprisoned at Fort Monroe (Casemate).

 

Location: Fort Monroe

20 Ingalls Road, Hampton VA 23651

 

Title: Listen to this clip to learn about the history of Fort Monroe.

 

First Slave Ship Landing in Virginia, Fort Monroe

In August 1619, the first African slave ship to land in Virginia arrived at Point Comfort, today Fort Monroe. Learn about the first Africans in Virginia by watching our Local History Spotlight.


map of Africa and North America, showing route enslaved people were taken
Caption: Map of middle passage from Angola, Africa, to Old Point Comfort in 1619, the first African Landing in Virginia.

 

Heritage Hunt Questions for Hampton

33) Find the “First Africans in Virginia” historical marker and take a picture of it.

34) How many feet from the 1895 seawall have been preserved?

35) Find Battery Irwin. how many guns remain at Battery Irwin?

36) What is Battery Irwin’s building number?

 

Your next city on the Heritage Hunt is Virginia Beach! Click here to go to the Virginia Beach page.

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Published: Wed Jun 26 14:52:44 EDT 2024