Casemate Museum

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The Casemate Museum is a historic military museum at Fort Monroe in Virginia that showcases the fort’s coastal defense history and includes the cell where Confederate President Jefferson Davis was imprisoned.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf history museum
military museum
tourist attraction
associatedWith American Civil War
Confederate States of America
Jefferson Davis
buildingType masonry casemate
country United States of America
surface form: United States
exhibitIncludes cell where Jefferson Davis was imprisoned
focusesOn United States seacoast defense systems
surface form: United States coastal artillery

coastal defense history
history of Fort Monroe
hasCollection artillery pieces
historic photographs
maps and plans of Fort Monroe
military memorabilia
hasExhibitType artifacts
historical documents
interpretive displays
uniforms
weapons
hasFeature exhibits inside original fort casemates
interpretive panels about Jefferson Davis imprisonment
period military rooms
views of Fort Monroe ramparts
language English
locatedIn Fort Monroe, Virginia
surface form: Fort Monroe

Hampton, Virginia, United States
surface form: Hampton, Virginia

Virginia
locatedInFacility former U.S. Army post
locatedOn Chesapeake Bay
name Casemate Museum self-link
near Hampton Roads
Old Point Comfort
occupies casemates of Fort Monroe
openTo public
operatedBy United States Army
surface form: U.S. Army
operatesWithin Fort Monroe National Monument
ownedBy United States Army
surface form: U.S. Army
partOf Fort Monroe, Virginia
surface form: Fort Monroe National Historic Landmark District
significance interprets evolution of American seacoast defenses
preserves history of the "Gibraltar of the Chesapeake"
subjectOf heritage tourism
theme 19th-century American military history
Civil War imprisonment of Jefferson Davis
U.S. coastal fortifications
tourType guided tours
self-guided tours

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Fort Monroe, Virginia features Casemate Museum
Casemate Museum name Casemate Museum self-link