From theNovember 11th Hampton Roads (Va) Daily Press.
The US Army is preparing to turn over Fort Monroe by September 11, 2011, but before doing so, they have committed to spending between $60 million and $70 million to remove munitions, pollutants and other debris from the fort and surrounding area. That includes the moat that completely wraps around the largest stone fort ever built in the United States.
An extensive search is being carried on right now by people chest deep in the water primarily searching for unexploded ordnance. So far the only "historic" thing found is a discarded early model of a color TV set circa 1960s.
However, previously they had discovered a cannon from the 1860s sticking up vertically in the ground and a 10-inch cannon ball.
I wasn't able to determine if it was in the moat or on land.
Wonder If the TV Still Works. --B-R'er
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