Fort Monroe Featured on Cover
of 2012 Virginia Travel Guide
Fort Monroe, our nations' newest National Monument, has been chosen to grace the cover of the Virginia Tourism Corporation's 2012 Virginia Travel Guide. There are four different covers total. Attractions featured on the other three guide covers include Bluemont General Store in Loudoun County, Sandbridge in Virginia Beach, and the Heartwood artisan center in Abingdon.
The guide, available in print or electronic form at www.virginia.org, features information on new destinations, family favorites, wineries, and attractions that put love at the heart of every Virginia vacation. More than 600,000 Virginia travel guides are distributed annually to potential visitors from across the country.
New features of 2012 Virginia Travel Guide include vacation ideas for all four seasons, a special section on small towns, scenic drives, and a listing of the newest attractions to open in Virginia. The guide is full of trip inspirations and travel resources that make planning a vacation to Virginia easy.
To request a copy of the 2012 Virginia Travel Guide, visit www.virginia.org or dial 1.800.847.4882.
Completed in 1834 and named for President James Monroe, a Virginia native, Fort Monroe is the largest stone fort ever built in the United States. During the Civil War, the Union-held fortification earned the nickname of "Freedom's Fortress" when it became a place of refuge for escaping slaves. The fort was most recently distinguished as America's newest addition to the National Park System. After nearly 180 years as an active army base, the moat-encircled stone fort was proclaimed Fort Monroe National Monument by President Barack Obama on November 1, 2011.
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