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BASE CLOSURES' TRICKLE-DOWN EFFECT
Daily PressTiny St. Mary Star of the Sea school could face an uncertain future if the Hampton military facility is shuttered. Blue "Fort Monroe" stickers pasted to cars outside. A painting in a hallway of a soldier in camouflage hugging a small girl. A flag, folded...Tags: George W. Bush, Education, Parochial Schools, Preschools, Family
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Merry time machine
Daily PressIt's late at night, and the Hampton Carousel is quiet. The music is turned off, the doors are shut, and the horses closed away. The mix of interior lighting and moonlight gives the carousel the appearance of the crystal carousel that sat on grandma's...Tags: Hampton Roads, Horse (animal), Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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Pier fishing is relaxing way to harvest the bounty of local waters
Daily PressBy Skip Miller Daily Press Skip Miller can be reached at 247-4639 or by e-mail at smiller@dailypress.com Some folks carry everything they need - bait, spare rigs, a drink or two, and a sandwich -- in a pail. Others have elaborate cart systems,...Tags: Labor Day, Lifestyle and Leisure, Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia), Bodies of Water, Gloucester Point
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May 18, 2005: OPTIMISM OVERSHADOWS FORT MONROE'S BLEAK FATE
Daily PressHere are a few safe, though pessimistic, bets concerning Fort Monroe: * The chances of it being removed from this BRAC list are slim. * It probably will take a decade to redevelop the site once the Army leaves. * And if local politics can bog down the...Tags: Hampton University, Hampton Roads, Tour Operations Industry, Politics, Fort Monroe
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May 9, 2005: CLOSING BASES OPENS DOOR TO REDEVELOPMENT
Daily PressMany communities have had success converting former military facilities to civilian uses. But politics and pollution sometimes slow the process. A bayfront resort. Pricey waterfront condos. A museum. An expanded Buckroe Beach. A new office complex....Tags: George W. Bush, George H.W. Bush, Charleston, Government, Defense
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Storm pushes eight feet of water through downtown Norfolk, Va.
The worst hurricane to hit Hampton Roads, Va., in modern times came ashore the night of Aug. 22-23, 1933. With winds of almost 100 mph, the storm pushed a surge of eight feet of water through downtown Norfolk. It ripped apart piers in Yorktown and...Tags: Maryland, Hampton Roads, Meteorological Disasters, Hurricane Damage, Disasters
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Hampton archive: Slabtown: Hampton home of `Freedom's Fortress' legal loophole created sanctuary for slaves
757-247-4783When the Civil War erupted in April 1861, both North and South braced for violent struggle. But neither side was prepared for the sort of trouble that sprang up a few weeks later when the conflict reached the sleepy backwater of Hampton. Three slaves,...Tags: Science and Technology, York County (Virginia), Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), University of Pennsylvania, Refugee
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