Fort Norfolk Dungeon
Visitors passing through the main gate will see a small opening with bars to the right. This opening allowed sentries to keep an eye on prisoners locked up in a room commonly referred to today as the Dungeon. This small brick vaulted room is built into the rampart. Black Hole was a nickname given to dimly lit rooms or cells where soldiers under arrest were kept while awaiting court martial. In the earliest days of the fort, this room probably was a magazine for storing powder and shot.
Visitor Information
Monday to Friday 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM For Self Guided Tour. The self guided tour is only the outside of the buildings inside the fort. Free parking is available behind the guard house at the Entrance. Must show picture ID to gate guard at entrance building.
The Norfolk Historic Society will open the fort and provide tours starting June 1 until the end of September on Sundays from Noon - 4:00 PM, and the first Sunday of each month from Noon to 4:00 PM.
Admission Cost: Free
Address: 810 Front Street, Norfolk, VA 23510
Official Web site for more information: http://www.nao.usace.army.mil