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It encompasses 451 contributing buildings in a primarily residential section of Newport News. It is a compact, middle-class and upper middle-class residential neighborhood that arose during the period 1900–1935 in association with the nearby Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company.
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.
Newport News Park, in Newport News, Virginia, is the largest park in the system of municipal parks maintained by the Newport News Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism At 8,065 acres (32.63 km²), it is one of largest city-run parks in the United States, and offers a wide range of activities for residents and tourists alike.
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]
Newport News Downtown Historic District: August 4, 2023 : Warwick Blvd., 37th, 23rd, and 31st Sts., West and Washington Aves. 21: Newport News Middle Ground Light Station: Newport News Middle Ground Light Station
The Newport News Transportation Center is an Amtrak inter-city train station and intermodal transport hub in Newport News, Virginia. The station is located about 1 mile (1.6 km) from Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport on Bland Boulevard between Warwick Boulevard and Interstate 64.
The town of Denbigh was the county seat of Warwick County from 1810 until 1952, except for a short period from 1888 to 1896 when the courthouse was located in what is now downtown Newport News. It was moved back to Denbigh when Newport News became an independent city in 1896. Warwick County became an independent city itself in 1952.
Most of the sandbar is now topped by a causeway carrying US 2. The park occupies a roughly triangular parcel of land, bounded on the east by the 1,560-acre (630 ha) Sand Bar Wildlife Management Area, also operated by the state. [2] Sand Bar Park Road extends north from US 2, providing access to the park's facilities.