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Beach Coast Artillery Corps and Old only known African American C 16 Fort Wool Point Comfort. Visitors can stand microbrewery. Come and see missionary chapel. Exhibits include in the cell where Confederate how craft beer is made and handwritten Sunday school packaged. Hospitality room Downtown President Jefferson Davis was lessons, a 12 minute video Hampton imprisoned. FREE and gift shop available. and photographs. FREE 7 64 Sandy Bottom Nature Park Fort Wool 20 1 The Hamptons The Woodlands 2 1 6 Hampton Roads Harbor 16 1255 Big Bethel Road 320 Butler Farm Road 9 Woodland Road GOLF GOLF 5 800.800.2202 or 757.727.1102 757.825.4657 757.766.9148 757.727.1195 3 2 A B C D www.hampton.gov/parks www.hampton.gov/thehamptons www.hampton.gov/thewoodlands 4 This island fortress played vital This regulation 18-hole par 69 Hampton Roads Hampton Boo Williams Hampton University roles in the Civil War and both This 456-acre park features two Meticulously maintained, the Convention Center Coliseum Sportsplex Convocation Center World Wars.