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Article: Kaine says historic fort to belong to the public fort monroe 'will belong to the public'.(Local)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- August 21, 2008
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By Kate Wiltrout
The Virginian-Pilot
HAMPTON
Gov. Timothy M. Kaine said Wednesday that Fort Monroe's 570 acres will belong to the public after the Army leaves in three years - but the fort's future does not depend on the National Park Service.
Kaine toured the post and signed a reuse plan for the base, which becomes state property in 2011. He extolled some of the fort's history - Robert E. Lee served here as a young officer; Confederate President Jefferson Davis was held here after his capture; a Union general here declared runaway slaves to be contraband of war, paving the way for the Emanci- pation Proclamation.
That ...