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Fort Wool is a decommissioned island fortification located in the mouth of Hampton Roads, adjacent to the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (HRBT). Officially known as Rip Raps Island, the fort has an elevation of 7 feet and sits near Old Point Comfort, Old Point Comfort Light, Willoughby Beach and Willoughby Spit, approximately one mile south of Fort Monroe.
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A large star fort dating from the early 19th century, where African Americans gathered nearby for protection during the Civil War and Jefferson Davis did time in an area of the fort now designated as the Casemate Museum.