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Preserving the memory of the Monitor sailors
Long before the start of the expedition that recovered the USS Monitor gun turret from the bottom of the Atlantic in 2002, Navy divers and NOAA archaeologists working to save the historic Civil War ship knew they might run into the remains of lost...
Tags: Human Interest, Tropical Storms, USS Monitor, Mariners' Museum, Archaeology
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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: U.S. Congress, Hampton Roads, Weaponry, James River, War of 1812
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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: Hampton Roads, U.S. Congress, Basketball, CSS Virginia, Blindness
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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: Hampton Roads, Museums, Heavy Engineering, USS Monitor, Navy Yard
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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: Hampton Roads, Museums, Heavy Engineering, USS Monitor, Navy Yard
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Battle of Hampton Roads: Construction of the CSS Virginia
No one had to guess who had the strongest navy when the Civil War started.
The Union boasted 42 ships, while the Confederacy had none. And both sides knew the struggle might be won or lost by the ability to control the waterways — including Hampton...Tags: Hampton Roads, Weaponry, CSS Virginia, Career and Workplace, Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia)
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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: Science and Technology, Hampton Roads, Museums, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Brooklyn (New York City)
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Civil War Exhibits
Hampton Roads museums offer numerous exhibits exploring the region's historic role in the Civil War.
Here are some thumbnail descriptions of some of the attractions you can expect to see during the 150th anniversary of the war:
Casemate Museum. The...Tags: Hampton Roads, Abraham Lincoln, USS Monitor, Mariners' Museum, Slavery
Mar 8, 2013
|Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press
Jan 14, 2013
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Jan 14, 2013
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Dec 28, 2012
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Jan 14, 2013
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Mar 3, 2012
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Mar 2, 2012
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Jun 11, 2011
|Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press
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