An uncertain future for shuttered Fort Monroe

An uncertain future for shuttered Fort Monroe
By David Macaulay - The (Newport News, Va.) Daily Press via AP
Posted : Monday Dec 7, 2009 9:02:45 EST

HAMPTON, Va. — Abraham Lincoln planned the attack on Norfolk while staying in Old Quarters 1 within the walls of Fort Monroe during the Civil War.

Today, it is the base of operations for another daunting, albeit less bloody task for Bill Armbruster, a former military man who is overseeing the departure of the Army from Fort Monroe and planning for an uncertain future.

Armbruster is the executive director of the Fort Monroe Federal Area Development Authority, the body created in 2007 to find a new use for the post when the Army leaves.

Last month, the authority made a landmark decision when it voted to create a national park out of historic parts of Fort Monroe.

But the National Park Service would only take over a small portion of the site, assuming the move is backed by Congress.


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