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Footprint of 1608 Jamestown church revealed
Few patches of ground looked less promising when student archaeologists began probing the center of historic James Fort toward the end of their 2010 summer field school. Scoured out by slaves for the construction of a Confederate earthwork, the...
Tags: Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia), Archaeology, Wars and Interventions, Religion and Belief, Arts and Culture
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Ironclad on a rampage
No one imagined the destruction about to unfold as the CSS Virginia eased from its berth late on the morning of March 8, 1862, for what was supposed to be its maiden voyage. But even as the sailors at Portsmouth’s Gosport Navy Yard prepared to...
Tags: Weaponry, Fort Monroe, Navy Yard, U.S. Congress, Hampton Roads
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First clash of the ironclads
Few days opened more darkly for the U.S. Navy than March 9, 1862. Mangled by the lethal guns and armored sides of the CSS Virginia on the previous afternoon, the Union fleet in Hampton Roads still reeled from the brutal loss of two warships and 300...
Tags: Unions, U.S. Navy, Mariners' Museum, Basketball, Sports
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Lincoln directs fall of Norfolk
When Abraham Lincoln stepped ashore at Fort Monroe late on May 6, 1862, he hoped his visit would prod Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan and his Army of the Potomac into action. By the next morning, however — after finding that McClellan’s long...
Tags: Fort Monroe, Wars and Interventions, Navy Yard, Hampton Roads, Ohio River
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Ironclad mourned 150 years after its death
When the USS Monitor left Hampton Roads on the afternoon of Dec. 29, 1862, the southwest wind was light, the skies clear and the seas smooth. Nobody imagined that just 36 hours later the famous ship hailed as the savior of the Union after its historic...
Tags: Fort Monroe, Wars and Interventions, Navy Yard, Arts and Culture, Museums
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Museum marks USS Monitor's 150th anniversary
One hundred fifty years ago this month, two strange-looking ships met near the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay and changed the course of naval, if not American, history.
The duel in Hampton Roads between the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia ended in a draw,...Tags: Mariners' Museum, Wars and Interventions, Arts and Culture, Navy Yard, Museums
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Conservation of the USS Monitor's turret opens window on Civil War history
ReporterNext year will mark the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Hampton Roads, the standoff between the Civil War ironclads the USS Monitor and the Confederate ship Virginia. This summer, we're learning more about that battle and the men who fought it, because...Tags: Mariners' Museum, Wars and Interventions, Arts and Culture, Museums, Hampton Roads
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Guests of note grace Hampton Roads events
Author My Haley's "The Treason of Mary Louvestre" tour continues In case you missed it in our earlier story, author My Haley is currently touring to discuss her book, "The Treason of Mary Louvestre" (Koehlerbooks, 2013), which tells the story of a...
Tags: Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia), Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), George Saunders, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Authors
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New monument honors crew of the USS Monitor
Reporter150 years after the USS Monitor sank off the coast of North Carolina, a new memorial in Virginia honors the crew of the civil war ironclad. And researchers are still working to identify the remains of two sailors who died when the ship went down. 16...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Human Interest, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Hatteras, USS Monitor
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Ironclad mourned 150 years after its death
When the USS Monitor left Hampton Roads on the afternoon of Dec. 29, 1862, the southwest wind was light, the skies clear and the seas smooth. Nobody imagined that just 36 hours later the famous ship hailed as the savior of the Union after its historic...
Tags: Fort Monroe, Wars and Interventions, Navy Yard, Arts and Culture, Museums
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Civil War Days!
It's hard to believe that two years have passed since Civil War Days were last held in Pipestone. And I still can't believe that I was hornswoggled into participating in that event. I should have known better. Myron “Crazy Coot” Koets, a Pipestoner...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Johnny Depp, USS Monitor, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Adam Richman rates Faidley's crab cake sandwich Wednesday night on Travel Channel
The Baltimore SunThe celebrated crab cake sandwich at Baltimore's Faidley Seafood gets some national TV love Wednesday night at 9 on the Travel Channel. Faidley's crab cake on white bread with lettuce and tomato is featured on "Adam Richman's Best Sandwich in America,"...Tags: Anthony Bourdain, Breads, Television Industry, Foods and Beverages, Hotels and Accommodations
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