Protesters plan marches against Trump across the U.S. on Saturday, including several demonstrations in Hampton Roads.

Dive into the history of the USS Monitor, the ironclad warship that revolutionized naval warfare during the American Civil War. Designed by John Ericsson and launched in 1862, this vessel changed the ...

The CSS Virginia, formerly the USS Merrimack, was ready to engage, and on March 9, 1862, the age of iron arrived as they fought to a stalemate at the Battle of Hampton Roads. The USS Monitor and ...

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In the aftermath of the Battle of Hampton Roads, the monikers Virginia and Merrimack ... What goes around comes around: fast-forward to May 11, 1862, and it was now the Confederates’ turn ...

The Mariners’ Museum and Park is hosting the annual Battle of Hampton Roads Commemoration Day from ... same tools Monitor’s crewmembers used in 1862; and attend lectures by historians John ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — Hampton Roads has a rich history, and there’s no more memorable battle than the one between the Monitor and the Merrimac. The turret of the USS Monitor is in the ...

Several paintings in the exhibit depict famous military conflicts, like the Battle of Hampton Roads in 1862, also known as the Battle of the Monitor and the Merrimack. The modern art side displays ...

Gosport Navy Yard was on the south side of Hampton Roads and, fearing its takeover ... and remained in force on March 8, 1862, when this historic battle began. Ironclad warships had already ...

The “Battle of Hampton Roads” took place on March 8-9, 1862. It’s not hyperbole to say that the Monitor arrived just in the nick of time for the famous showdown 161 years ago, on March 8 ...