The Economic History of Newport Rhode Island
The Economic History of Newport Rhode Island

Author: Kenneth Walsh

Publisher: Author House

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 1496935438

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Before the American Revolution, Newport was one of the biggest ports on the eastern seaboard thanks to its religious freedom and lack of effective control by Britain. Its then free-running economy based on international trading would face many challenges and changes over the 18th and 19th centuries.

Newport News Through the 20th Century
Newport News Through the 20th Century

Author: Amy Waters Yarsinske

Publisher: America Through Time

Published: 2016-10-17

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 9781634990110

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This history of Newport News is about a new city in a new century--the twentieth century--with attention to the importance to the first years after incorporation to the nascent years of the twenty-first century. There is little argument that the twentieth century was "America's century," a time of incredible growth, innovation and prosperity across the country, despite depression and war, and the dichotomy of black and white, poverty and wealth that marked the highs and lows of Newport News' twentieth century experience. The consistent threads that weave the Newport News story still hinge on the imagination, ambition and achievement of Collis Huntington; what he started at the end of the nineteenth century became a powerhouse in the twentieth.

The Economic History of Newport Rhode Island
The Economic History of Newport Rhode Island

Author: Kenneth Walsh

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2014-10-25

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 1496935446

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Thanks to the efforts of Roger Williams and the Rev. John Clarke Rhode Island was the first secular state of its time. There was religious freedom and no effective control by Britain over the colony. In this environment a free running economy developed based on international trading. During the time before the Revolution Newport was one of the biggest ports on the eastern seaboard. The British shut the port down for three years during the Revolution but the town recovered thanks to the French who arrived in 1780 with money. The economy recovered but Newport was again depressed during the War of 1812. There was an industrial revolution in Rhode Island in the 19th century that started with Slater Mill which put the Providence based merchants in a position to compete effectively with the Newport merchants. Newport shifted to a tourist and manufacturing economy.

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.

Until Freedom Comes
Until Freedom Comes

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Published: 2021

Total Pages: 47

ISBN-13:

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This commemorative booklet was produced to accompany the "Until Freedom Comes -- The African American Experience in Newport News" exhibit at the Main Street Branch of the Newport News Public Library. This exhibit was unveiled as part of the library's Juneteenth Celebration on June 19, 2021. The booklet includes a timeline of significant events, images, and information that illustrate the contributions of African Americans to the City of Newport News, as well as, their struggles for freedom, liberty, and justice. African Americans have been a vital part of Newport News throughout its history, impacting the economy, culture, and politics of the city. In turn, Newport News has impacted the lives of its African American citizens and the vital strong communitiy they have built. -- Adapted from page 1.