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Fort Story and Cape Henry (Va) (Images of America) Fielding Lewis Tyler
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Fort Story and Cape Henry (Va) (Images of America)
Fielding Lewis Tyler
On April 26, 1607, the English colonists anchored at the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay and came ashore to the historic piece of land they named Cape Henry. Then, in 1917, a military post was established and fortified to protect the southern portion of the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay during World War I; it was named Fort Story. Expanded and heavily fortified to meet the demands of the Second World War, the post served as a principal installation for the Harbor Defenses of Chesapeake Bay. The big guns fell silent after that conflict, and the post became the "Home of
Army Amphibians" with over-the-beach operations. Today Fort Story continues to provide a superb training installation for the Army Transportation Corps and Special Operations.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | August 10, 2005 |
| ISBN13 | 9780738518220 |
| Publishers | Arcadia Publishing |
| Pages | 128 |
| Dimensions | 164 × 9 × 234 mm · 308 g |
| Language | English |
