Fort Story in Virginia Beach, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Circular Gun Mount
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Fort Story Family Housing
Photographed by Kevin W., April 26, 2016
1. Circular Gun Mount / Fort Story Family Housing Marker
When the US Army established Fort Story in 1917 there was initially no family housing provided. Between World War I and II a limited number of NCO quarters were built and some families lived in former Cape Henry civilian quarters taken over by the Army in the late 1950s the first Army family quarters were constructed these buildings were the predecessor of the beach community homes built for military personnel in the modern Cape Henry village constructed under the Army's residential communities initiative.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, World II.
Location. 36° 55.123′ N, 75° 59.831′ W. Marker is in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It is in Fort Story. It can be reached from
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Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Hampton Roads, specifically in Coastal Virginia, and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Tidewater, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds 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 marker: Cape Henry Railroads (approx. 0.7 miles away); 16-inch/50 Caliber Gun Mark VII - Mod No. 270L (approx. 0.7 miles away); WW2 16-inch/50 Coast Defense Batteries at Fort Story (approx. 0.7 miles away); Movement and Display of the USS Iowa Battleship Barrel at Cape Henry/Fort Story
Photographed by Kevin W., April 26, 2016
2. Circular Gun Mount / Fort Story Family Housing Marker
Photographed by Kevin W., April 26, 2016
3. A missing marker
If you have a readable picture of the missing marker, please add it to this page. Thank you.
Photographed by Kevin W.
4. Picture of Building used on the marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 29, 2016, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 574 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 29, 2016, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.
