Social media. Follow us at cspan history. The largest stone fort announcer the largest stone fort in the United States sits at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay near hampton, virginia. Up next, Fort Monroe Casemate Museum director robin reed gives us a tour, showcasing the forts history, from the colonial era, through its completion in 1834 and its role in the civil war. Mr. Reed welcome to fort monroe, located here on the very Pleasant Place we call Point Comfort. We actually call it old Point Comfort. That has been that way for a long, long time. It is here that over 400 years of history have occurred. In fact, some would say even longer. Some would say even thousands of years. We are inside the Casemate Museum, aptly named because we are actually inside a casemate. A casemate is nothing more than a vault inside a fort wall. So you are actually inside the fort wall, kind of unique for museums at this point in time. We will walk you through the Casemate Museum and talk to you about the
Longer. Some would say even thousands of years. We are inside the Casemate Museum, aptly named because we are actually inside a casemate. A casemate is nothing more than a vault inside a fort wall. So you are actually inside the fort wall, kind of unique for museums at this point in time. We will walk you through the museum and talk to you about the interesting history that occurred here. Some of our stories will deal with the virginia indians, the africans that first arrived here, and their plight during the American Civil War. Thousands and thousands of years ago, the natives of this land started to migrate. Far west asd as mexico and the Mississippi River valley. They migrated as far south as south america and essential america. They migrated all the way here to Point Comfort, where fort monroe is located today. They were hunters, they were gatherers, and lived a very prosperous life here. In 1607, the english had come here, and by that time the virginians had learned the art of cul
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The casemate is nothing more than ewald inside the fo than a vault inside the fort wall. We will walk you through the museum and talk to you about the history that occurred here. Thousands of years ago, the natives of this land started to migrate, starting as far west as mexico. Asy migrated as far south south america. Migrated to port comfort where fort monroe is located today. Day were gatherers and live prosperous life there. Come07, the english had and by that time they learned the art of cultivation. 20 and odd negroes arrived here. They were traded for goods. After that we see the laws and rules and regulations that would start to manage the africanamerican population here in hampton. 1812 we look at the war of and find why this report is in existence and how it came about. In is the largest stone fort the United States here today . The war of 1812 as a backdrop to that story. British invaded the United States. They were stopped at a place. Alled baltimore after the war of 1812,