Fortress Monroe

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf fortification
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Confederate_Army
gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:Union_Army
gptkb:General_Benjamin_Butler
gptkbp:built 1819
gptkbp:completed 1834
gptkbp:currentStatus National_Park_Service_site
gptkbp:decommissioned 2011
gptkbp:design star fort
gptkbp:designatedAs National_Historic_Landmark
gptkbp:features moat
barracks
drawbridge
parade ground
casemates
gptkbp:historicalSignificance gptkb:Civil_War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fortress Monroe
gptkbp:location gptkb:Hampton,_Virginia
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:James_Monroe
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Fort_Monroe_Conference
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
Community events
Cultural events
Educational programs
Historical reenactments
Art installations
Annual events
Archaeological studies
Public tours
Restoration efforts
Civil War encampment
Historical preservation efforts
Battle of Fort Monroe
Visitor center establishment
Emancipation Proclamation announcement
Battle of Big Bethel
Post-Civil War military presence
World_War_II_military_operations
Cold_War_military_significance
General_Butler's_contraband_policy
Hurricane_Isabel_impact
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Fort_Monroe_Authority
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Fort_Monroe_National_Monument
gptkbp:servedIn prison
military headquarters
refuge for escaped slaves
gptkbp:surroundingArea gptkb:Hampton_Roads
gptkb:Chesapeake_Bay
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:visitors tourists