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Contraband Commemoration

Continental Park at Fort Monroe

On May 24th, 2023 at 7pm at the historic Chapel of the Centurion at Fort Monroe, the Contraband Historical Society will bring together local “Contraband” descendants with a 3rd-great-grandson of Major General Benjamin Butler. The Society annually commemorates this date in 1861, when local enslaved men Frank Baker, Shepard Mallory and James Townsend fled to... View Article

Godspeed Sail-By

Continental Park at Fort Monroe

Following Friday's public tours on the Downtown Hampton waterfront, the Godspeed participates in the African Arrival Day commemorations with her presence within view of Fort Monroe's Continental Park. Directions to Continental Park, please use the following: Upon entering the Fort Monroe Peninsula at the light take the Right fork onto McNair Dr. Continuing on McNair,... View Article