OPPORTUNITY: The
Army is leaving two-century-old Fort Monroe
in Tidewater Virginia—a national
historic, cultural, and recreational treasure with views across Hampton Roads
harbor, up the Chesapeake Bay, and into America’s past. It’s ideal for a
national park. (more)
PROBLEM: With the Pentagon's blessing, some political, civic, and
business leaders want Fort Monroe “redeveloped” merely as an “economic engine” by and for a single city, Hampton—which is
mobilizing for this “redevelopment.” (more)
SOLUTION:
We propose a national park that would flourish without overly burdening taxpayers and that would
benefit the Hampton Roads economy in many ways. There’s a
proven precedent and inspiration: San Francisco’s similar former Army post, the Presidio.(more)
HOW
YOU CAN HELP:
Fort
Monroe will become a national park if citizens and civic organizations demand
it. You can help by:
* Subscribing
to e-mail updates from CreateFortMonroeNationalPark.org.
* Having your civic organization endorse
the effort to create a national park.
* Contacting legislators. (more)
* Submitting a letter to the editor. (more)
* Contacting us.
