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Group Asks for Parts of VA Fort to be Part of Park Service
HAMPTON, Va. (AP)
The group that will manage Fort Monroe after the Army leaves wants sections of the post to be designated as a unit of the National Park Service.
The board of the Fort Monroe development authority, a state-appointed group, asked Virginia officials to work with Congress to pass legislation granting national park status to the fort, moat, outer works and other parts of the site, according to a news release. The authority would manage and redevelop other areas according to a reuse plan.
The Army is scheduled to leave Fort Monroe in 2011 as part of a plan to close military bases nationwide.
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