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Video: Lowell, Mass., National Historic Park
Fort Monroe planners are still trying to decide whether a trolley or water taxi can be used to help visitors get around the property.
Tags: Waterway and Maritime Transportation Industry
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Mary Bunting was groomed to be Hampton's city manager
HAMPTON — Gusts from the most massive hurricane to hit the East Coast in more than a decade rattle the windows in City Hall as City Manager Mary Bunting walks into her office after another tour of the city to inspect storm damage. By dusk, Bunting...
Tags: Apple iPhone, Culture, John Warner, Property, Human Interest
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Historic Norfolk cemetery spotlights beauty of trees during free tours
Cemeteries are more than just places of eternal rest. They can be places of eternal beauty and ongoing life. Recently, I learned about the Old City Cemetery in Lynchburg, home to my father's family, and its impressive antique rose collection. In May,...
Tags: Human Interest, Memorial Day, Travel, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia)
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Looted court records return after 150 years
Nobody knows exactly how many deeds, wills and other legal records might have been stored in the old Warwick County courthouse when the Civil War started. But by the time the conflict ended in 1865, the single most comprehensive source of information...
Tags: Human Interest, Wars and Interventions, Peninsula Campaign (1862), Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Libraries
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Civil War spawns huge Hampton hospital
Few American armies have been more humbled by the reality of war than the Army of the Potomac during its summer 1862 march up the Peninsula from Fort Monroe to Richmond. When its blue-clad legions landed at Old Point Comfort in March, it was the largest...
Tags: Human Interest, Wars and Interventions, Unions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, The New York Times
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Local actor takes on speaking role in Spielberg's 'Lincoln'
HAMPTON — Robert Shepherd of Hampton has a speaking part in Steven Spielberg's new movie "Lincoln," but he didn't have much on-screen interaction with two-time Academy Award winner Daniel Day-Lewis, who plays the president. "He just came in,...
Tags: Lincoln (movie, 2012), Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Daniel Day-Lewis, Movies, Steven Spielberg
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5 haunts in Virginia's Historic Triangle
Has the spirit world taken up residence in your home or neighborhood? No? You sure about that? No eerie moans whistling through your hallways? No strange sightings on your local highways and byways? Nothing going bump in the deepest, darkest hours of...
Tags: Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia), Fort Eustis, Yorktown (York, Virginia), Wars and Interventions, West Point
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Five fabulous frights in Hampton Roads
There's no better place to look for paranormal activity than in Hampton Roads — home to bloody histories and some of the oldest standing structures in the country. Some local haunted houses, like the beloved Poquoson Haunted House, have gone the...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Blackbeard, Hampton Roads, Stranger Than Fiction
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Discussion of Romney's politics on Fort Monroe (UPDATED)
Updated 10/17/12: The walk through Hampton's historic military fort as outlined by Barack Obama's campaign didn't actually happen, according to Hampton Mayor Molly Joseph Ward. Ward said Northampton, Mass. Mayor Clare Higgins was in Hampton on Tuesday...Tags: Mitt Romney, Politics, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Elections, Local Government
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Fort Monroe proposals outlined
For those of you who were unable to attend the Sasaki Associates meetings on Sept. 27 and Sept. 28, here are the options the consulant is considering for Fort Monroe. These ideas might change, but they provide a good idea into the firm's thoughts about... -
Fort Monroe planning update today, Friday
Per the Fort Monroe Authority website: The Fort Monroe Authority and its consultant, Sasaki Associates, Inc., will conduct public meetings on Thursday, September 27th from 6 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. and Friday, September 28th, 9:30 a.m. – 12 noon....
Dec 22, 2012
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Dec 22, 2012
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Nov 25, 2012
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Nov 22, 2012
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Nov 11, 2012
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Aug 17, 2012
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Nov 16, 2012
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Oct 27, 2012
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Oct 21, 2012
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Oct 16, 2012
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Oct 1, 2012
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Sep 27, 2012
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