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.
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.
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.
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
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.
Special Event: Virtual Rampart Readers/Children’s Book Club–Book of the Month is Flying Free: How Bessie Coleman’s Dreams Took Flight by Karyn Parsons
November 25 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Free
Join us November 25th at 11am on our Fort Monroe at Old Point Comfort Facebook page for a virtual Rampart Readers, a children’s book club partnership between Fort Monroe Authority and Hampton Public Library. This month, we are reading Flying Free: How Bessie Coleman’s Dreams Took Flight by Karyn Parsons and illustrated by R. Gregory Christie, to learn the history of the first African America female to earn her pilot’s license. Stay tuned after the reading for an airplane craft as we celebrate Aviation History Month!