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'''{{PAGENAME}} ( | '''{{PAGENAME}} (1826-1946)''' - First named [[:Category:Fort Calhoon|Fort Calhoon]] and renamed Fort Wool after the [[U.S. Civil War]] for Union General [[John E. Wool]]. Conceived in 1817 and built on an artificial island southeast of [[:Category:Fort Monroe|Fort Monroe]]. It served to guard Virginia's Hampton Roads harbor through [[World War II]]. It became a Hampton Roads City Park in 1970. | ||
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Construction began on the artificial island in 1818 and by 1823 had raised the island to a height of six feet above high tide. | |||
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Fort Wool (1826-1946) - First named Fort Calhoon and renamed Fort Wool after the U.S. Civil War for Union General John E. Wool. Conceived in 1817 and built on an artificial island southeast of Fort Monroe. It served to guard Virginia's Hampton Roads harbor through World War II. It became a Hampton Roads City Park in 1970.
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Construction began on the artificial island in 1818 and by 1823 had raised the island to a height of six feet above high tide.
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