Monroe Memorial Chapel

Monroe Memorial Chapel is a church in Hampton, Virginia. Monroe Memorial Chapel is situated nearby to Hampton University Museum, as well as near Hampton National Cemetery.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hampton University Museum and Hampton National Cemetery.

Hampton University Museum

Museum

Founded in 1868 on the campus of Hampton University, the Hampton University Museum is the oldest African-American museum in the United States and the oldest museum in Virginia. Hampton University Museum is situated 690 feet north of Monroe Memorial Chapel.

Hampton National Cemetery

Cemetery

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Hampton National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery in the city of Hampton, Virginia. It encompasses 27.1 acres, and as of 2014, had over 30,000 interments. Hampton National Cemetery is situated 1,300 feet east of Monroe Memorial Chapel.

Herbert House

Historic house

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Herbert House is a historic plantation home located at Hampton, Virginia. It was built in 1753 on the point of land where the Hampton River meets Sunset Creek near Hampton Roads, and is a two-story, U-shaped, brick and frame Georgian style dwelling. Herbert House is situated 1,600 feet southwest of Monroe Memorial Chapel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kecoughtan and Phoebus.

Kecoughtan

Neighborhood

In the seventeenth century, Kecoughtan was the name of the settlement now known as Hampton, Virginia. In the early twentieth century, it was also the name of a town nearby in Elizabeth City County. It was annexed into the City of Newport News in 1927.

Phoebus

Suburb

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Phoebus is a formerly incorporated town now part of the present-day city of Hampton, Virginia, on the Virginia Peninsula. In 1900, it was named in honor of local businessman Harrison Phoebus, who is credited with convincing the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway to extend its tracks to the town from Newport News.

Fort Monroe

Suburb

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Fort Monroe is a former military installation in Hampton, Virginia, at Old Point Comfort, the southern tip of the Virginia Peninsula, United States. It is managed by partnership between the Fort Monroe Authority for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the National Park Service, and the city of Hampton as the Fort Monroe National Monument. Fort Monroe is situated 2 miles southeast of Monroe Memorial Chapel.

Monroe Memorial Chapel

Type: Church
Category: religion
Location: Hampton, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.01931° or 37° 1′ 10″ north

Longitude

-76.33911° or 76° 20′ 21″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

87952M96+P9

GeoNames ID

4773656

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