Newport News is a self-contained city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. At the 2010 census, the population was 180,719. By 2013, the population is estimated to be 183,412, making it the fifth most populous city in Virginia.
Newport News is included in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. It's on the southeastern edge of the Virginia Peninsula, on the north shore of the James River that runs southeast from Skiffe's Creek for miles and miles to the mouth of the river at Newport News Point in the Hampton Roads harbor. The area now known as Newport News was once part of Warwick County. Warwick County is one of eight original Virginia shale, formed by the House of Burgesses in the British Colony of Virginia on the orders of King Charles I, in 1634. This area consists mainly of undeveloped agriculture and land until nearly 250 years later.
In 1881, 15 years of explosive development began under the leadership of Collis P. Huntington, the new Peninsula Penalty of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railways from Richmond opened transport along the Peninsula and provided a new path for trains to bring the bituminous West Virginia coal to the port for delivery coast and export to all over the world. With the new railroads come the terminals and coal docks where the colliers are loaded. Within a few years, Huntington and his colleagues also built large shipyards. In 1896, the newly established Newport News, which briefly replaced Denbigh as the county county of Warwick County, had a population of 9,000. In 1958, with mutual consent by the referendum, Newport News consolidated with the former Warwick County (itself a separate city from 1952 to 1958), rejoining the two regions around their pre-1896 geographic size. The more well-known Newport News names were chosen when they formed what became Virginia's third largest self-sufficient city in the population.
With many residents employed in the vast Newport News Shipbuilding, the US Air Force joint-US. Army installations at Langley-Eustis Joint Base, and other military bases and suppliers, the city's economy is closely connected to the military. The location at the harbor and along the James River facilitates a large boat industry that can take advantage of many miles of waterfront. Newport News also serves as a crossroads between the rail and the ocean with the Newport News Marine Terminal located in the East End of the city. Served by the east-west Interstate 64 highway, the city connects with other towns in the Hampton Roads by a circular Roadway Beltway, which crosses the harbor on two tunnel bridges. Parts of Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport are at the city limits.
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Etimologi
The original area near the mouth of the River James was first referred to as the Newportes Newes as early as 1621.
The source of the name "Newport News" is not known with certainty. Several versions were recorded, and it is the subject of popular speculation locally. Perhaps the most famous explanation states that when the early group of Jamestown colonies went to return to England after the Famine Time during the winter of 1609-1610 aboard the Captain Christopher Newport, they met with another fleet of supply vessels under the new Governor. Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr on the James River from Mulberry Island with male help and supplies. The new governor ordered them to turn, and back to Jamestown. Under this theory, the public was named for Newport's "good news." Another possibility is that the community may get its name from the ancient English word "news" meaning "new city". At least one source claimed that "New" emerged from the original settlement being rebuilt after the fire.
Other sources give the real name as New Port Newce , the name for someone with the name Newce and the place of the city as a new port. His name, Sir William Newce, was a British soldier and originally settled in Ireland. There he founded Newcestown near Bandon, County Cork. He sailed to Virginia with Sir Francis Wyatt in October 1621 and awarded 2,500 acres (1,012 ha) of land. He died two days later. His brother, Captain Thomas Newce, was given "600 acre in Kequatan, now called Elizabeth Cittie." A partner, Daniel Gookin, completed the settlement establishment.
In 1897 the work of two volumes of Old Virginia and its Neighbors, American historian John Fiske wrote:
... some of the old maps where the name was given as Newport Ness, became the sailor's way of saying Newport Point.
The fact that the previous name appears as "Newport's News" is verified by a number of preliminary documents and maps, and by local traditions. The change to Newport News came about through usage, because in 1851 the Post Office Department approved the "New Port News" (three words) as the name of the first post office. In 1866 it approved the name as "Newport News", the current form.
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History
European Settlement
During the 17th century, shortly after establishing Jamestown, Virginia in 1607, British settlers explored and settled in areas adjacent to Hampton Road. In 1610, Sir Thomas Gates "took possession" from a nearby Native American village, later known as Kecoughtan. At that time, settlers began clearing land along the James River (a navigable section called Hampton Roads) for plantations, including the current Newport News area.
In 1619, the Newport News area was included in one of the four major Virginia Company companies in London. It is known as Elizabeth Cittie and extends westward to Skiffe's Creek (currently border between Newport News and James City County). Elizabeth Cittie includes all the current South Hampton Roads.
In 1634, the British colony in Virginia comprised a population of about 5,000. It was divided into eight Virginia centers, which were renamed to the district. The Newport News area became part of the Warwick River Shire, which became Warwick County in 1637. In 1810, the county seat was in Denbigh. For a short time in the mid-19th century, the county seat was moved to Newport News.
Recovery
Newport News is a rural area of ​​estates and a small fishing village until after the American Civil War. The construction of railroads and the construction of large shipyards brought thousands of workers and related developments. It was one of only a few newly established Virginia towns without prior merger as a city. (Virginia has had independent urban political subdivisions since 1871). Walter A. Post served as the city's first mayor.
The area that forms the southern tip of Newport News has long been established as an unrelated city. During Reconstruction, the period after the American Civil War, the new Town of Newport News was basically founded by California merchant Collis P. Huntington. Huntington, one of the Big Four associated with the Central Pacific Railroad, in California, forms the western part of the country's first Transcontinental Train. He was recruited by former Confederate General Williams Carter Wickham to become a major investor and guide light for the southern railway. He helped complete the Chesapeake and Ohio Railways into the Ohio River in 1873.
Huntington knew that trains could transport coal eastward from unexplored western Virginia natural resources. His agents began to acquire land in Warwick County in 1865. In the 1880s, he oversaw the extension of the C & amp; O, which was extended from the Church Hill Tunnel in southeast Richmond down the peninsula through Williamsburg to Newport News, where it developed a coal dock at Hampton Roads harbor.
The next project is to develop Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, which is the largest shipyard in the world. Opened as Chesapeake Dry Dock & amp; Construction Company, shipbuilding was intended to build ships to move goods from rail to sea. With President Theodore Roosevelt's statement to create the Great White Fleet, the company entered the warship business by building seven of the first sixteen warships. Today, the shipyard holds a dominant position in the American warship construction business.
1900s
In addition to Collis, other members of the Huntington family play a major role in Newport News. From 1912 to 1914, his nephew, Henry E. Huntington, took over the leadership of the shipyard. Huntington Park, developed after World War I near the north end of the James River Bridge, was named for him.
The son of Collis Huntington, Archer M. Huntington and his wife, sculptor Anna Hyatt Huntington, developed the Mariners' Museum beginning in 1932. They created the natural park and Lake Maury in the process. One of the main features of Newport News, The Mariners' Museum has evolved into one of the largest and most magnificent maritime museums in the world.
In 1958, residents of the towns of Warwick and Newport News voted through a referendum to consolidate the two cities, choosing to take on the more famous Newport News name. This merger creates the third largest city by population in Virginia, with an area of ​​65 square miles (168 km 2 ). The Newport City Borders today are basically the original boundaries of the Warwick River Shire and the traditional Warwick County, with the exception of a small frontier adjustment with neighbors.
The city's downtown area, on the banks of the James River, rapidly changed from the city of agricultural trade to the new city in the last quarter of the 19th century. The construction of the railway terminal, with its coal docks, other harbor-related facilities, and shipyards, bringing new jobs and workers to the area. Although modern housing and business are being developed in the city center, industrial upgrading and new suburban development encourage and attract retail and residential development to the west and north after World War II. Such suburban construction is aided by national subsidies for the construction of toll roads and is part of the national trend for new housing.
In July 1989, the United States Navy commissioned a third naval vessel named the city with the entry of a US-class nuclear submarine, USS NEWPORT NEWS (SSN-750), built in Newport News Shipbuilding, into active service.
The ship was originally ordered by the CDR. Mark B. Keef; the city held a general celebration of the event, which was attended by United States Vice President Dan Quayle. In conjunction with this milestone, a song was written by a native of the city and officially adopted by Newport News City Council in July 1989. The lyrics appear with permission from the author:
(First paragraph): Port of a thousand ships/Forger of the nation's fleet/Gate to the New World/Where the oceans and rivers meet
(Chorus): Forged strength of steel/And fortitude of the people/Such is the eternal legacy/From a place called Newport News
(Verse two): Located on a blessed/gifted land with special sights/House forever for real men/With a proud and true spirit
(Repeat chorus fade)
2000s
Despite the efforts of the city in large-scale revitalization, at the beginning of the 21st century the city center consisted mostly of coal export facilities, shipyards, and city offices. This is limited by some small businesses associated with ports and low-income housing.
Newport News grew in populations from the 1960s to the 1990s. The city began exploring New Urbanism as a way to develop the midtown area. The City Center at Oyster Point is developed from a small part of Oyster Point Business Park. It opened gradually from 2003 to 2005. The city invested $ 82 million in public funding in the project. After following Oyster Point, Port Warwick opened as a community of urban housing in the new midtown business district. Fifteen hundred people now live in the Port Warwick area. This includes a 3 hectare square (1.2Ã, ha) where festivals and events take place.
Geography
Newport News is located on 37Ã, Â ° 4? 15? N 76Ã, Â ° 29? 4? W (37.071046, -76.484557). According to the US Census Bureau, the city has a total area of ​​120 square miles (310 km 2 ), of which 69 square miles (180 km 2 ) is ground and 51 square miles ( 130 km 2 ) (42.4%) is water.
It is located on the Peninsula side of Hampton Roads in the Tidewater area of ​​Virginia, bordering the Atlantic Ocean. The Metropolitan Hampton Roads (formally known as Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA) is the 37th largest in the country with a population estimate of 2014 of 1,716,624. These areas include Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Williamsburg and Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, Mathews, Surry and York counties as well as the North Carolina county of Currituck and Gates. Newport News serves as one of the business centers on the Peninsula. Norfolk City is recognized as a central business district, while the Virginia Beach resort district on the seafront and Williamsburg is mainly tourism centers.
Newport News shares the land border with James City County to the northwest, York County to the north and northeast, and Hampton to the east. Newport News shares the water border with Portsmouth in the southeast and Suffolk south across Hampton Roads, and the Isle of Wight County to the southwest and west and Surry County to the northwest beyond the James River.
Cityscape
The downtown area is part of the earliest developed area that was originally incorporated as an independent city in 1896. The earlier part of the city also includes the "South East" community, which is predominantly African-American, "North End" and shipyards and coal docks. After World War II, public housing projects and low-income housing were built to improve housing in what became known as East End or "The Bottom" by local residents. The city grew mainly towards the west where land was available and highways were built. While shipyards and coal facilities, and other smaller port-oriented businesses remain alive, the downtown area is significantly down. Crime problems have struck nearby low-income neighborhoods.
To the west of the traditional downtown area, another early part of the city was developed as Huntington Heights. In modern times it is called the North End. Developed mainly between 1900 and 1935, the North End features many eclectic vernacular architectural styles and designs. Extending along the west to the James Bridge Bridge approach, this includes beautiful river views. A well-preserved community, North End is a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places and Virginia Landmarks List.
The 1958 merger by mutual agreement with Warwick City removed the political borders, which were adjacent to Mercury Boulevard. This major north-south road carries the 258 US Route between the James River Bridge and the adjacent Coliseum-Central area of ​​Hampton. By then, the area was largely rural, though along Warwick Boulevard north of Mercury Boulevard, Hilton Village was developed during World War I as a planned community. Beyond this point to the west, most cities take on the character of the suburbs. Many environments have been developed, some around a number of former small towns. Miles from the riverbank along the James River, and tributaries like Deep Creek and Lucas Creek, are occupied by higher-level family homes. In many parts, forested land and agriculture give way to subdivisions. Even in the northwest, far from the traditional city center, some housing construction has taken place. Much of the land has been set aside for the protection of nature, with consideration of recreation and history. Along with several new residential areas, key features of the northwestern tip include the reservoirs of Newport News Water Systems (covering most of the Warwick River), the vast Newport News Park, a number of public schools, and Fort Eustis military installations and a fraction of the Naval Weapons Yorktown Station.
At the extreme northwest end adjacent to Skiffe's Creek and the border with James City County is the community of Lee Hall, which retains historic features including the former Chesapeake station and the Ohio Railway serving tens of thousands of troops based on what happened nearby Fort Eustis during World War I and World War II. The larger two-story rural frame depot is usually appreciated by railroad enthusiasts and train preservationists.
In downtown Newport News, Victory Arch, was built to commemorate the Great War, sitting on the edge of the beach downtown. The "Eternal Flame" under the arch is cast by Womack Foundry, Inc. in the 1960s. It was created by foundry and president of Foundry, Ernest D. Womack. The downtown area has a number of architecturally interesting landmarks and buildings, which for some time were largely abandoned for the development of new areas in the northwest area of ​​the city (a strategy assisted by post-war tax incentives).
The city leaders are working to bring new life to this area, by renovating and building new homes and attracting businesses. The completion of Interstate 664 restored the area to access and through traffic that has largely been transferred with the completion of the Road Bridge Tunnel in 1958 and the termination of the Newport News-Norfolk ferry service at that time. The larger Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel Capacity and the restored James River Bridge each restore some accessibility and via traffic to the city center.
Much of the more recent commercial development has existed along the corridors of Warwick Boulevard and Jefferson Avenue, with newly planned industrial, commercial and mix development such as Oyster Point, Kiln Creek and City Center. While the downtown area has long been a city area offering traditional urban spatial arrangements, the city has supported a number of New Urbanism projects. One of them is Port Warwick, named after the fictional city in William Styron's novel, Lie Down in Darkness. Port Warwick covers housing for a wide range of residents, from retirees to off-campus housing to Christopher Newport University students. Also includes some upscale restaurants and upscale shopping.
The City Center at Oyster Point, located near Port Warwick, has been touted as a new "downtown" because of its new geographical center on the Virginia Peninsula, its proximity to the business core/city retail, etc. Locally, it is often called simply "City Center". Nearby, the Virginia Living Museum has just completed an expansion plan worth $ 22.6 million.
Newport News is also home to a small ethnic Korean enclave in Warwick Boulevard near the Denbigh neighborhood at the north end of town. Despite having no greater density and character, the more established pockets, already referred to as "Little Seoul" - became the commercial hub for the Korean Hampton Roads community.
Nearby Areas
Newport News has many distinctive communities and neighborhoods within its boundaries, including Brandon Heights, Brentwood, City Center, Colony Pines, Christopher Shores-Stuart Park, Denbigh, Glendale, East End, Hidenwood, Hilton Village, Hunter's Glenn, Beaconsdale, Ivy Farms, North End Huntington Heights (Historic District - roughly from 50th to 75th street, along the James River), Jefferson Avenue Park, Kiln Creek, Lee Hall, Menchville, Maxwell Gardens, Morrison (also known as Harpersville and Gum Grove) Newmarket Village, Newsome Park, Oyster Point, Parkview, old North Newport News (Area Center Ave.), Port Warwick, Richneck, Riverside, Shore Park, Summerlake, Village Green, Windsor Great Park and Warwick. Some of these neighborhoods are located in the former City of Warwick and Warwick County.
Climate
Newport News is located in a humid subtropical climate zone, with mild to mild winters, and a hot and humid summer. Due to the inland location, year-round, the altitude is 2 to 3 Â ° F (1.1 to 1.7 Â ° C) warmer and lower 1 to 2 Â ° F (0.6 to 1.1 Â ° C) colder than area to southeast. The average snowfall is 5.8 inches (15 cm) per season, and the summer months tend to be slightly wetter. The city's geographic location, in relation to the main storm track, sided with the sunny weather, as it is south of the average storm path coming from higher latitudes, and north of the path of hurricanes and other major tropical storms.
Demographics
At the 2010 census, there were 180,719 people, 69,686 households, and 46,341 families living in the city. Population density is 2,637.9 people per square mile (1,018.5/km ²). There are 74,117 housing units with an average density of 1,085.3 per square mile (419.0/km²). City's racial makeup is 49.0% White, 40.7% African American, 0.5% Native Americans, 2.7% Asia, 0.2% Pacific Island, 2.7% of other races, and 4.3 % of two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of each race is 7.5% of the population (2.5% Puerto Rico, 2.5% Mexico, 0.4% Cuban, 0.3% Panamanian, 0.2% Dominican, 0.2% Guatemala , 0.2% of Honduras).
There were 69,686 households where 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.6% were married couples living together, 17.9% had non-husbands female households present, and 33.5% is not family. 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.1% had someone living alone 65 or older. The average household size is 2.50 and the average family size is 3.04.
The age distribution is: 27.5% under the age of 18, 11.5% from 18 to 24, 32.2% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% more. The average age is 32 years. For every 100 females, there are 93.8 males. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there are 90.3 men.
The average income for households in the city is $ 36,597, and the average income for families is $ 42,520. Men have an average income of $ 31,275 compared to $ 22,310 for women. The per capita income for the city is $ 17,843. About 11.3% of families and 13.8% of the population are below the poverty line, including 20.6% of those under the age of 18 and 9.8% of those aged 65 and older.
Crime
Newport News has 20 murders that gave the city a murder rate of 10.8 per 100,000 people in 2005. In 2006, there were 19 murders that gave the city a rate of 10.5 per 100,000 people. In 2007 the city had 28 murders with a rate of 15.8 per 100,000 people.
The total level of crime index for Newport News is 434.7; the average United States is 320.9. According to Congressional Quarterly Press' "City Crime Rating 2008: Crime in Metropolitan America," Newport News is ranked 119th of the most dangerous cities larger than 75,000 inhabitants. The neighborhood with the highest crime rate in Newport News is the East End.
Economy
Among the city's major industries are shipbuilding, military, and aerospace. Newport News Shipbuilding, owned by Huntington Ingalls Industries, and a large coal dock supplied by rail giant CSX Transportation, the modern Fortune 500 successor to the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C & amp; O). Beachside miles can be seen by cars crossing the James River Bridge and Merrimac Memorial-Bridge, which is part of a circular Roadway Beltway, connecting cities with each other major towns on Hampton Roads via Interstate 664 and Interstate 64. Many suppliers of the US defensive industry are based in Newport News, and nearby military bases employ many residents, in addition to those who work in shipyards and in other port-related places.
Newport News plays a role in the maritime industry. At the end of the CSX railway line is located at Newport News Marine Terminal. Covering 140 acres (0.57 km 2 ), the Terminal has heavy lift cranes, warehouse capabilities, and container cranes.
The Newport News location next to Hampton Roads along with its rail network has provided benefits for the city. The city has two industrial parks that allow manufacturing and distribution to take root in the city. As a technology-oriented company developed in the 1990s, Newport News became a regional center for technology companies.
Additional companies based in Newport News include Ferguson Enterprises and L-3 Flight International Aviation.
Newport News Shipbuilding serves as the largest company in the city with over 15,000 employees. Fort Eustis employs over 10,000, making it the second largest company in the city. Newport News School System creates more than 5000 jobs and acts as the third largest company in the city.
Founded during World War I on the historic Mulberry Island, a large base in modern-day Fort Eustis hosts the US Army Transport Corps and other important activities. In the surrounding area, other US military facilities include Fort Monroe, Langley Air Force Base, Yorktown Naval Station, and Camp Peary. Across from the harbor at South Hampton Roads, the world's largest naval base, Naval Station Norfolk and other installations are also located.
Research and education play a role in the economy of the city. The Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF) is stationed in Newport News. TJNAF employs over 675 people and more than 2,000 scientists from around the world are doing research using the facility. Previously named Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility (CEBAF), the stated mission is "to provide leading scientific facilities, opportunities and leadership essential to discover the fundamental structure of nuclear material; to partner in industry to apply advanced technology, and to serve the nation and its communities through education and public outreach. "
Culture
Like most of Virginia, Newport News is most often associated with larger South America. The people who grew up in the Hampton Roads area had a unique Tidewater accent that sounded different from the stereotypical Southern accents. Vowels have a longer pronunciation than a typical southern accent.
Near the western end of town, the historic C & amper O railway station, as well as American Civil War battle sites near the historic Lee Hall along the US Route 60 and several 19th-century plantations have all been protected. Many are located along the road to Yorktown and Williamsburg, where many sites of the Historic Triangle have the meaning of American Revolutionary War and the Civil War. The first modern duel of a tight warship, the Battle of Hampton Roads, took place not far from Newport News Point in 1862.
The restored artefacts from the USS Monitor are displayed in the Mariners Museum, one of the more famous museums of its kind in the world. The museum's collection totals around 32,000 artifacts, internationally, which includes ship models, scrimshaw, maritime paintings, decorative arts, figures and machines. The museum also owns and maintains a 550-acre park on which Noland Trail is located, and 167-acre Lake Maury.
The Virginia War Museum includes American military history. Collection of museums including, weapons, vehicles, artifacts, uniforms and posters from various periods of American history. Highlights of the Museum collection include parts of the Berlin Wall and the outer wall of the Dachau Concentration Camp.
The Peninsula Fine Arts Center contains a rotating art exhibition gallery. The Center also has a permanent gallery "Hands on For Kids" designed for children and families to interact in what the Center describes as "a fun educational environment that encourages participation with material and art concepts."
The US Army Transportation Museum is a United States Army vehicle museum and other US Army transportation equipment and memorabilia. Located on Fort Eustis land, the Museum reflects the history of the Army, especially the US Army Transportation Corps, and covers nearly 100 military vehicles such as land, boat and rolling stock vehicles, including stock from Fort Eustis Military. Rail Road. It is officially dedicated to General Frank S. Besson, Jr., who is the first four-star general to command the transport command, and extends over 6 acres (24,000 m 2 ) land, air and sea vehicles and exhibitions indoor. The exhibition includes transportation and its role in US Army operations, including topics of the American Revolutionary War through operations in Afghanistan.
Ferguson Arts Center is a theater and concert hall on the Christopher Newport University campus. The complex was fully opened in September 2005 and contains three separate concert halls: Concert Hall, Music and Theater Hall, and Studio Theater.
The Port Warwick area hosts the annual Port Warwick Art and Sculpture Festival where art dealers gather at Styron Square to showcase and sell their artwork. Judges have the opportunity to name the best artwork of the Festival.
The Virginia Living Museum is an outdoor living museum that combines aspects of the original wildlife park, science museum, aquarium, nature reserve and planetarium.
Sports
Newport News has been home to a sports franchise, including the semi-pro-Mason Dexon League Pyramid of Palestine and the Poseidons Peninsula and now Virginia Crusaders. The Christopher Newport University Captain field of fourteen sports and compete in the Capital Athletic Conference in the Third Division of the NCAA.
Middle school sports (especially football) play a big role in the culture of the city. Sports stars like Michael Vick, Mike Tomlin, Al Toon, Aaron Brooks, Antoine Bethea and NBA Hall of Fame star Allen Iverson are from Newport News. The city stadium, John B. Todd Stadium, the homes of five soccer schools worth the game are usually scattered during Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights. The stadium also holds the school track and field.
Additional sports options can be found outside of Newport News. At the college level, College of William and Mary, Hampton University, Norfolk State University and Old Dominion University offer NCAA Division I athletics. Virginia Wesleyan College also provides sports at the NCAA Division III level. The Peninsula Pilots play outside the city limits at War Memorial Stadium in Hampton. Pilots play in the Coastal Plain League, the summer baseball league. In Norfolk, Norfolk Tides of the International League and Norfolk Admirals of American Hockey League. In Virginia Beach, a professional men's and women's football team at Hampton Roads Piranhas. The 10th Atlantic Conference has been headquartered in Newport News since 2009.
Parks and recreation
Newport News Parks is responsible for the maintenance of 32 city parks. The smallest is less than half the acre (2,000 m²). The largest, Newport News Park, is 8,065 hectares (32.64 km 2 ), the second largest urban park in the United States. They are scattered throughout the city, from Endview Plantation on the north end of town to King-Lincoln Park at the southern end near the Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel. The park offers services to visitors, ranging from traditional garden services such as camping and fishing to activities such as archery and golf discs.
Newport News Park is in the northern part of town. The city's golf course is located in the park along with camping and outdoor activities. There are more than 30 miles (48 km) of lanes at the Newport News Park complex. It has a multi-purpose bike trail of 5.3 miles (8.5 km). The park offers bicycle and helmet rentals, and requires the use of helmets by children under 14. Newport News Park offers a variety of archery, disc golf courses, and "aeromodel airfields" for remote controlled aircraft, complete with 400Ã, ft ( 120 m) runway.
The city supplies two common boat ramps for its citizens: Denbigh Park Boat Ramp and Hilton Pier/Ravine.
Denbigh Park allows access to the Warwick River, the tributary of James. Denbigh Park also offers a small pier for fishing. Hilton Pier offers a small beach beside the gorge. Kroper and trout are fish that are mainly caught during the summer and the docks are accessible to visitors in wheelchairs.
Media
Newport News daily newspaper is Daily Press . Other papers include Port Folio Weekly , New Journals and Guides , Hampton Roads Business Journal , and the James River Journal.
Christopher Newport University published his own newspaper, The Captain's Log . Hampton Roads Magazine serves as a bi-monthly regional magazine for Newport News and the Hampton Roads area. Hampton Roads Times serves as an online magazine for all Hampton Roads towns and counties. Newport News is served by various radio stations on AM and FM calls, with towers located around the Hampton Roads area.
Newport News is also served by several television stations. The designated market area of ​​Hampton Roads (DMA) is the 43rd largest in the US with 712,790 homes (0.64% of total US). The major TV network affiliates are WTKR-TV 3 (CBS), WAVY 10 (NBC), WVEC-TV 13 (ABC), WGNT 27 (CW), WTVZ 33 (MyNetworkTV), WVBT 43 (Fox), and WPXV 49 (ION Television). The Public Broadcasting Service Station is WHRO-TV 15. Newport News residents can also receive independent stations, such as WSKY broadcasts on channel 4 of the Outer Banks of North Carolina and WGBS-LD broadcasts on channel 11 of Hampton.
Government
Newport News is a self-contained city with services provided by counties and cities in Virginia, such as sheriffs, social services, and court systems.
Newport News operates under a council-manager form, composed of city councils with representatives from three districts serving in legislative and oversight capacity, as well as a widely elected mayor. The city manager serves as the chief executive branch and oversees all city departments and implements the policies adopted by the council. Residents in three neighborhoods elect two representatives of their respective councils to serve a four-year term. The city council meets at City Hall twice a month and, by April 2017, consists of Mayor McKinley L. Price, Deputy Mayor Tina L. Vick, Herbert H. Bateman Jr., Sharon P. Scott, Dr. Patricia "Pat" Woodbury, Saundra Nelson Cherry, D. Min., And Marcellus L. Harris III. The town manager is Cindy Rohlf.
Newport News has a federal courthouse for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. A new court building will be built in the future. In addition, Newport News has its own General District and Circuit Courts meeting in downtown. The city is in Virginia's 3rd congress district, served by US Representative Robert C. Scott.
Education
The primary provider of primary and secondary education in the city is Newport News Public Schools. The school system includes many elementary schools, six secondary schools, and high school, High School, Heritage High School, Menchville Secondary School, Warwick High School, High School/Senior High School, and Woodside High School. All high schools, high schools, and primary schools are fully accredited. The Dutrow Elementary is an example of a primary school that offers Gifted and Talented programs for fifth graders, or sixth graders. Crittenden Middle School offers STEM magnet programs for students throughout the district, preparing them for careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Warwick High School is widely known for its IB program to prepare students at all grade levels for college level learning.
Some private schools are located in the area, including Denbigh Baptist Christian School, Hampton Roads Academy, Peninsula Catholic High School, Trinity Lutheran School, and Warwick River Christian School.
The city contains Christopher Newport University, a state university. Other nearby public universities include Old Dominion University, Norfolk State University, and The College of William and Mary. Hampton University, a private university, is also located a few miles from the city limits. Newport News Shipbuilding operates The Apprentice School, a vocational school that teaches various shipyards and related trades.
Thomas Nelson Community College serves as a community college. Located in the adjacent Hampton and near Williamsburg, Thomas Nelson offers an academy and career training program. Most institutions in the Hampton Roads area are home to a variety of students but commuter students make large portions.
Infrastructure
Transportation
Newport News has an elaborate transport network, including state and state interstate highways, bridges and bridge tunnel services, freight and passenger transport, local transit buses and intercity bus services, as well as commercial airports. There are miles of docks and seaside port facilities.
Newport News is served by three airports. Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport, in Newport News; Norfolk International Airport, in Norfolk; and Richmond International Airport which all cater to passengers from Hampton Roads.
The main airport for the Virginia Peninsula is Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport. In 2011, he experienced a 5-year record, double-digit growth, making it one of the fastest growing airports in the country. In January 2006, the airport reported serving 1,058,839 passengers. On February 4, 2010, the airport announced a new airline, Frontier Airlines, with direct flights to Denver, Colorado. It is also undergoing a $ 23 million expansion project. In 2012, Newport News became home to its own airline, PeoplExpress, which was launched with its headquarters at Newport News/Williamsburg airport. Its first maiden flight took place on 30 June 2014 and now covers more than seven destinations. (IATA: PHF , ICAO: KPHF , FAA LID: PHF ),
Norfolk International Airport (IATA: ORF , ICAO: KORF , FAA LID: ORF ) also serves the region. The airport is near Chesapeake Bay, along the Norfolk and Virginia Beach city limits. Seven airlines provide nonstop services to 25 destinations. ORF has 3,703,664 passengers taking off or landing at its facilities and 68,778,934 pounds of cargo is processed through its facilities. Chesapeake Regional Airport provides a public flight service and is on the other side of Hampton Roads Harbor.
Amtrak serves the city with four trains a day. This path extends westward along the Virginia Peninsula to Richmond and leads outward. Connected buses are available to Norfolk and Virginia Beach. High speed rail connections in Richmond to the Northeast Corridor and the High Speed ​​Corridor Rail Rail is currently under study.
Intercity bus services are provided by Greyhound Lines (Carolina Trailways). The bus station is on Warwick Boulevard in the Denbigh area. Transport in the city, as well as with other major towns in Hampton Roads are served by the regional bus service, Hampton Roads Transit. The liaison service for local routes serving Williamsburg, James City County, and upper York County is operated by the Williamsburg Area Transit Authority at Lee Hall.
Utilities
Newport News Waterworks began as a Collis P. Huntington project as part of the development of the lower peninsula with the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, a coal dock at the Hampton Roads harbor, and a large shipyard that is a major source of growth industry that helps find Newport News as a new self- in 1896. Initially included the conquest of the Warwick River in western Warwick County. Then the expansion includes more reservoirs, including one at Skiffe's Creek and another at the Walker Dam on the Chickahominy River.
The regional water provider, in modern times, is owned and operated by Newport City, and serves more than 400,000 people in the towns of Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson, and parts of York County and James City County.
The city provides wastewater services for residents and transporting wastewater to the Sanitation Road Road treatment plant.
Health Care
Newport News is served by two acute care hospitals. The largest facility is the Riverside Regional Medical Center (part of the Riverside Health System) and the second is Mary Immaculate Hospital (part of the Bon Secours Hampton Roads Health System).
Riverside Hospital also known as Riverside Regional Medical Center began serving the Virginia Peninsula community in 1916. In 1963 Riverside Hospital was moved to this 56-acre site in Newport News on J. Clyde Morris Boulevard in the heart of the city Newport News. It completed the expansion and improvement of the $ 104 million project in 2011.
In 1952, Mary Immaculate Hospital opened its doors at the only religious hospital on the Peninsula. Mary Immaculate Hospital is an acute care hospital, and is moved to the Denbigh area of ​​the city and offers a range of services, including minimally invasive surgery, orthopedic services, The Liver Institute of Virginia, and women's services.
Twin Cities
Newport News has three twin cities:
- Neyagawa, Osaka-fu, Japan
- Taizhou, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
- Greifswald, Germany
See also
- List of famous people from Hampton Roads
- Sign Up Mayor of Newport News, Virginia
- List of Historic National Historic Sites in Newport News, Virginia
- Newport News Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism
- Newport News Sheriff's Office
- Warwick County, Virginia (dead)
References
External links
- Ã, "Newport News". EncyclopÃÆ'Â|dia Britannica . 19 (issue 11). 1911. p.Ã, 535.
- Official website
- Hampton Roads Economic Development Alliance - serving Newport News
- Virginia Today's Architecture
- The North Huntington Preservation Association
- Newport News Digital Library -NNPLS
- James River Journal
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