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From Sea to Shining Stars B Y E LEANOR H ENDRICKS M C D ANIEL T IME TRAVEL IS REAL IN H AMPTON ! E XPERIENCE THE PAST , THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE IN THIS HISTORIC CITY , LOCATED ALONG V IRGINIA ’ S COAST BETWEEN J AMESTOWN AND V IRGINIA B EACH . I T ’ S BEEN AROUND SINCE 1610 AND IS A MERICA ’ S OLDEST CONTINUOUSLY OCCUPIED CITY SETTLED BY THE E NGLISH . J AMESTOWN HAD BEEN SETTLED FIRST IN 1607 BUT ABANDONED IN 1699. AST Details describing the early days come alive at the Hampton History Museum as volunteer docents guide visitors into the past. Suddenly you find yourself stepping into a Native American lodge, walking amid the charred remains of Civil War-era Hampton, to facing a mannequin dressed as a pirate and more. The ar- tifacts and exhibits start with the early Kecoughtan Indians and go into the 20th century with “When the Com- puters Wore a Skirt: NASA’s Human Computers:” — the story of the African American women featured in the film, Hidden Figures . The venue to discover Hampton’s military history is Fort Monroe Na- tional Monument, situated on Old Point Comfort. It was constructed at a strategic location to protect the Chesapeake Bay, and is the largest stone fort in the country. After serving 40 AL/ Metro 360 www.almetro360.com DESTINATIONS................................................................................................................................ P