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Engineer Wharf (VA1696)

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Anonymous 2006-07-10 05:48:08 [150 visits]
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Picture Courtesy of John Musgrove

Marker Image
Picture Courtesy of John Musgrove

Built by the Corps of Engineers about 1818, this was for many years a very important wharf. Jefferson Davis was landed here as a prisoner on May 22, 1865.
1969
Fenwick Drive, Fort Monroe. icon
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