Fort Monroe Concrete Seawall Eastern Terminus

Photographed by Michael Herrick, March 16, 2017

1. Fort Monroe Concrete Seawall Eastern Terminus Marker

Inscription.
The place where you are standing marks the terminus of a seawall constructed along the southern shores of Old Point Comfort at various periods between 1895 to the mid-twentieth century. This seawall extended from Jetty No. 1 at this location to the Old Navy Wharf, located west of the Chamberlin Hotel. constructed between 1900 and 1906. The first concrete section at this location extended to the west end of the engineering wharf abutment. This wall replaced an earlier wooden bulkhead and was later reinforced by sheet pilings and capped in concrete. This sea wall was replaced by the current sea wall between 2007 and 2009.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Forts and Castles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1895.

Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 37° 0.081′ N, 76° 18.274′ W. Marker was in Hampton, Virginia. It was in Fort Monroe. It was on Fenwick Road, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Fort Monroe VA 23651, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was on Virginia’s Peninsula

and in

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Coastal Virginia.

It was also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: Battery Parrott (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Battery Irwin (about 300 feet away); Old Point Comfort Light (about 500 feet away); Fort Monroe History (about 600 feet away); The Sculpture (about 700 feet away); The Cultural Connections (about 700 feet away); Jefferson Davis Memorial Arch (about 800 feet away); The Movement of a Legacy (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hampton.

Other markers no longer nearby. Fort Monroe Seawall History (was about 800 feet away but has been confirmed missing); Engineer Wharf (was about 800 feet away but has been

Photographed by Michael Herrick, March 16, 2017

2. Fort Monroe Concrete Seawall Eastern Terminus Marker

confirmed missing).

Also see . . .
1. Fort Monroe (Stone Fort) National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. (Submitted on August 19, 2019.)
2. Fort Monroe National Monument, National Park Service. (Submitted on August 19, 2019.)

Photographed by Michael Herrick, March 16, 2017

3. Fort Monroe Concrete Seawall Eastern Terminus Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 8, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 22, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 453 times since then and 22 times this year. Last updated on May 7, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 22, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.