Casemate Museum

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The Casemate Museum is a historic military museum at Fort Monroe in Virginia that showcases the fort’s coastal defense history and includes the cell where Confederate President Jefferson Davis was imprisoned.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf history museum
military museum
tourist attraction
associatedWith American Civil War
Confederate States of America
Jefferson Davis
buildingType masonry casemate
country United States
exhibitIncludes cell where Jefferson Davis was imprisoned
focusesOn United States coastal artillery
coastal defense history
history of Fort Monroe
hasCollection artillery pieces
historic photographs
maps and plans of Fort Monroe
military memorabilia
hasExhibitType artifacts
historical documents
interpretive displays
uniforms
weapons
hasFeature exhibits inside original fort casemates
interpretive panels about Jefferson Davis imprisonment
period military rooms
views of Fort Monroe ramparts
language English
locatedIn Fort Monroe
Hampton, Virginia
Virginia
locatedInFacility former U.S. Army post
locatedOn Chesapeake Bay
name Casemate Museum
near Hampton Roads
Old Point Comfort
occupies casemates of Fort Monroe
openTo public
operatedBy U.S. Army
linked to: United States Army
operatesWithin Fort Monroe National Monument
ownedBy U.S. Army
linked to: United States Army
partOf Fort Monroe National Historic Landmark District
significance interprets evolution of American seacoast defenses
preserves history of the "Gibraltar of the Chesapeake"
subjectOf heritage tourism
theme 19th-century American military history
Civil War imprisonment of Jefferson Davis
U.S. coastal fortifications
tourType guided tours
self-guided tours

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Fort Monroe, Virginia features Casemate Museum
Casemate Museum name Casemate Museum