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Newport News: Newport News: Tidewater/Hampton Roads: Railway: Late 19th century train station and museum of local and railroad history Lee Hall Mansion: Newport News: Newport News: Tidewater/Hampton Roads: Civil War: Mid 19th-century period house, used as a headquarters for Confederate generals during the Peninsula Campaign of 1862
Two-story indoor exhibit of a cypress swamp at the museum. The main building features animals living in several exhibits that depict the many environments of Virginia, including the coastal plain, a 30,000 US gallons (110,000 L) Chesapeake Bay exhibit, the Piedmont, an Appalachian Mountain cove, a cypress swamp, and underground, as well as a gallery of nocturnal life.
Huntington Park is a park located in Newport News, Virginia, US. It offers a beach, two fishing piers, gardens, tennis, and museums. It is run by the Newport News Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism. It was formed through a 1924 donation to the city of Newport News by Henry E. Huntington. [1]
The first modern duel of ironclad warships, the Battle of Hampton Roads, took place not far off Newport News Point in 1862. [1] Recovered artifacts from the USS Monitor are displayed at the Mariners' Museum, one of the more notable museums of its type in the world. The museum's collection totals approximately 35,000 artifacts, of which ...
Newport News is about to look much more colorful in the next few weeks, as the city is partnering with the Contemporary Arts Network Foundation to create a city-wide mural project. Both regional ...
Savana Dunning, Newport Daily News August 9, 2024 at 2:05 AM Bellevue Avenue, a street already lined with the mansion museums of the Gilded Age elite, is expecting a future addition to its roster ...
Newport News (/ ˌ n uː p ɔːr t-,-p ər t-/) [7] is an independent city in southeastern Virginia, United States.At the 2020 census, the population was 186,247. [6] Located in the Hampton Roads region, it is the fifth-most populous city in Virginia and 140th-most populous city in the United States.
Lee Hall Depot is a historic train station and museum located in the Lee Hall neighborhood of Newport News, Virginia.It was built in about 1881, with a one-story cargo bay, and the two-story main section was added in 1893.