Fort Algernon

Following the capture of the Kecoughtan Village in 1610, the settlers established two additional forts named For Charles and Fort Henry in the area. Fort Charles was built near where modern Interstate 64 begins to cross the James River just west of present-day Downtown Phoebus. The humid conditions and exposure to Atlantic coastal storms caused the plank and timber forts at these locations to constantly deteriorate. In 1630, Capt Samuel Matthews was commissioned to rebuild the fort at Old Point Comfort, and it was completed by 1632. == Fort George ==

The Virginia colonies would build another fort at Point Comfort called Fort George in 1728. Despite it being made of masonry, Fort George was washed away by The Coastal Hurricane of 1749. Without a fort to protect the waterway from warships, the British would successfully raid and pillage the area during the American Revolution and War of 1812. == Fort Monroe ==

In 1816 the US Congress funded the Third System of seacoast defense forts. Fort Monroe was built on Point Comfort between 1819-1834. ==External links==