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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.
In 1958, the citizenry of the cities of Warwick and Newport News voted by referendum to consolidate the two cities, choosing to assume the better-known name of Newport News, and forming the third largest city population-wise in Virginia with a 65 square miles (168 km 2) area. The boundaries of the city of Newport News today are essentially the ...
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Jessie M. Rattley was born to the late Alonzo and Altona Menifield, on May 4, 1929, in Birmingham, Alabama.She attended schools in and graduated from Fairfield High School in 1947, after which she entered Hampton Institute in Hampton, Virginia, graduating with honors in 1951.
1914 – Curtis Flying Field begins operating near Newport News. [12] 1917 U.S. military Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation headquartered in Newport News during World War I. [12] U.S. War Department Camp Alexander, Camp Hill, and Camp Stuart begin operating in vicinity of Newport News (approximate date). [14] 1918 Jefferson Avenue Park (housing ...
National Register of Historic Places in Newport News, Virginia (34 P) Pages in category "History of Newport News, Virginia" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
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 ...
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