Downtown Newport News
Downtown Newport News

Author: William A. Fox

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2010-07-26

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 1439626189

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Read about Newport News' history as a vital early settlement in the nascent America and its center for commerce and more, until the start of WWII. Settled in 1621, Newport News has the oldest English place name of any city in the New World. Its name is said to have come from "Newport's news" that supply ships were coming to save the starving Jamestown colonists in 1610. Farming and fishing were the primary occupations until Collis P. Huntington chose Newport News for the eastern terminus of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway in the 1870s. In 1886, he founded the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, which has built some of the most famous ships in history. By 1900, a vital city had grown where there were previously only farms and forest. Through vivid images, maps, and reminiscences, Images of America: Downtown Newport News tells the story of the city's once popular and thriving downtown commercial, social, and entertainment area, which met its end from flight to the suburbs after World War II.

The Making of a City
The Making of a City

Author: Jack Stodghill

Publisher:

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781622877096

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"The Making of a City is about Newport News, Virginia, during the four decades when Joseph C. Biggins managed the City. The book is both biographical and historical. As biography, the focus is on City Manager J.C. Biggins' accomplishments, his management style, his undisputed dedication to Newport News, and his love for hunting. As history, the emphasis is on the long struggle of the City to expand its borders while simultaneously working with its neighboring jurisdictions to establish a more workable governmental structure for the rapidly urbanizing Lower Virginia Peninsula."--Page 4 of cover.

Newport News
Newport News

Author: Jane Carter Webb

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2003-11-24

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 1439629471

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Within slightly more than 100 years, the sleepy village of Newport News has transformed itself from a sparsely populated region of watermen and farmers to a city known as one of the nation's greatest centers for shipbuilding, scientific research, Virginia history, and scenic sites. Nestled along the eastern coast of Virginia on the James River, Newport News has a colorful and dynamic history intrinsically linked to the surrounding water. As the town filled with people of great energy and enthusiasm, their hard work propelled local industry to the forefront of the city's reputation.

Digest of Education Statistics
Digest of Education Statistics

Author:

Publisher:

Published:

Total Pages: 672

ISBN-13:

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Contains information on a variety of subjects within the field of education statistics, including the number of schools and colleges, enrollments, teachers, graduates, educational attainment, finances, Federal funds for education, libraries, international education, and research and development.