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Additionally, Norfolk is part of the Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC Combined Statistical Area, which includes the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA, the Elizabeth City, North Carolina Micropolitan Statistical Area, and the Kill Devil Hills, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area. The CSA is the 32nd largest in the nation with an estimated ...
Newport News Victory Arch. The Newport News Victory Arch (or simply Victory Arch) is a monument in Newport News, Virginia, erected first in 1919 and then rebuilt in 1962.The Victory Arch was established as a memorial to those who served in the American armed forces during periods of war.
Richneck Plantation was a property in colonial Virginia, located on the Virginia Peninsula on the northern shore of the James River between Hampton Roads and Jamestown.The Richneck manor house's foundation was discovered during construction of the George J. McIntosh elementary school (named for a modern Newport News educator), and became an archeological dig, then listed on the National ...
Hampton Roads Academy is a private, independent, co-educational, day school in Newport News, Virginia serving 644 students in grades Pre-K through twelve, and part of the Tidewater Conference of Independent Schools.
Aaron Brooks – American football player (born 1976); Earl Faison – American football player (1939–2016), attended Huntington High School [1]; Ella Fitzgerald – American jazz singer (1917–1996) [2]
Schools in Newport News, Virginia (2 C, 3 P) Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Newport News, Virginia" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total.
SS United States is a retired ocean liner built during 1950 and 1951 for United States Lines.She is the largest ocean liner constructed entirely in the United States and the fastest ocean liner to cross the Atlantic in either direction, retaining the Blue Riband for the highest average speed since her maiden voyage in 1952, a title she still holds.
An L-shaped shoal sits in the middle of major shipping lanes just off the coast of Hampton Roads, Virginia, creating a hazard in the 1880s as ships drew more water. The US Lighthouse Board identified the need for a lighthouse in this area in 1887, and, after several economizing changes to the design, construction began in 1890 and was completed ...