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Plan Your Visit
- Plan Your Visit
  Fort Monroe is a wonderful place to visit. If you are a history buff, nature lover or simply looking for a good meal, a day at Fort Monroe is unlike any other.
  
  About Fort Monroe
  
  Visitor & Education Center
  
  Walking Tour & Guide
  
  Directions
  
  FAQ
  
  Dine, Shop, Stay
  Explore Fort Monroe’s top-rated restaurants.
  
  Dining
  
  Shopping
  
  Lodging
  
  National Park Service
  Fort Monroe has received several national designations to celebrate and protect this area’s important heritage.
Things to Do
- Experience Historic Sites
  Its 400-plus years of rich history have made Fort Monroe a unique and diverse place to explore. Surrounded by water, the location has long been chosen by military forces as a strategic point from which to protect our country.
  
  Visitor & Education Center
  
  Casemate Museum
  
  1619 African Landing Memorial
  
  Plan an Event
  Fort Monroe has Breathtaking views of the Chesapeake Bay, a lovely waterfront landscape and plenty of open space to accommodate both large and intimate guest lists.
  
  Weddings
  
  Private Events
  
  Venues
  
  Outdoor Fun
  
  Beaches
  
  RV Park
  
  Picnic Areas
  
  Fishing Pier
  
  Marina
  
  Continental Park
  
  Paradise Ocean Club
  
  Walking & Biking
  
  Eco Tourism
Discover
- Discover
  For at least 400 years, the point of land known as Old Point Comfort that now includes Fort Monroe has served as the key defensive site at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay
  History Timeline
  
  Research & Collections
  The Fort Monroe Authority collects and cares for objects and archival materials representing the history of the inhabitants of the land currently occupied by the Authority.
  
  Research & Collections
  
  Programs & Tours
  Fort Monroe offers many programs and tours for you to experience both in person and virtually.
  
  Walking Tour & Guide
Events
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Special Event: Remembering the Contrabands and their Descendents

Name: Special Event: Remembering the Contrabands and their Descendents
Start: 2022-05-22T16:00:00-04:00
End: 2022-05-22T17:30:00-04:00
Location: Fort Monroe Visitor & Education Center

May 22 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Free

A forum presented by the Contraband Historical Society, remembering the Civil War “contrabands” – the first of the enslaved to forge a path to freedom – and bringing their story down to the present day through descendants who will share their family histories. Free admission. This program will be held in the Fort Monroe Visitor & Education Center at 4 pm.