Fortress Monroe and its strategic wartime role
The text notes Fortress Monroe at Hampton Roads remained Union held through the Civil War, blocking Confederate ports Norfolk and Richmond. It mentions its island site and small initial garrison of 400, with buildup and Lee’s earlier role as U.S. Army engineer.
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Navy Yard
Monroe
Sumter
Pickens
Hampton Roads
Norfolk
Richmond
Robert E. Lee
U.S. Army
Ohio Road Plan Hinges On Congress
Ohio faces possible progress on 1428 miles of interstate construction if Congress approves a bill adding 11.7 billion dollars to the program. Ohio highway director Everett S. Preston says funds would accelerate planning and bidding against expected federal repayment, with about 202 million dollars slated for Ohio in the 1963 fiscal year.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
Everett S. Preston
U.S. House of Representatives
Preston
Congress
Oh'o
Washington
Ohio Department of Highways
Deanery Head Dies in Norwalk Ohio
The Rev. George C. Jaeger age 57 pastor of St. Paul Catholic Church and dean of the Sandusky Deanery Council died Friday after entering the hospital April 6 following a heart attack. Apparel is the largest manufacturing industry in New York state.
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Norwalk
Ohio
George C. Jaeger
St. Paul Catholic Church
Sandusky
New York State
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