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Founded as the Chesapeake Dry Dock and Construction Co. in 1886, Newport News Shipbuilding has built more than 800 ships, including both naval and commercial ships. Located in the city of Newport News, Virginia, its facilities span more than 550 acres (2.2 km 2 ). The shipyard is a major employer, not only for the lower Virginia Peninsula, but ...
List of Virginia area codes. This is a list of area codes in the Commonwealth of Virginia . 276 — Southwest corner of the state including Bristol, Galax, Martinsville, and Wytheville (September 1, 2001 as split from 540). 434 — South central area including Charlottesville and Lynchburg (June 1, 2001 as split from 804). 540/826 — Central ...
Newport News Marine Terminal. Newport News Marine Terminal is the smallest of the four facilities, with a land area of 140.64 acres (0.5691 km 2). The terminal has a forty-five-foot-deep main channel. The terminal is serviced by 42,720 feet (13,020 m) of rail track and four container cranes. Two berths handle cruise vessels and breakbulk cargo.
Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation was the Army command structure and distributed port infrastructure in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia supporting the movement of personnel and cargo overseas. It had been activated as the Newport News Port of Embarkation in World War I, deactivated, then reactivated on 15 June 1942.
Black Sea Shipping Company: 24 April United Kingdom: Swan Hunter: Wallsend: Newcastle: Type 42 destroyer For Royal Navy. 26 April United States: Newport News Shipbuilding: Newport News, Virginia: Baton Rouge: Los Angeles-class submarine For United States Navy. 9 May United Kingdom: Yarrow Shipbuilders: Scotstoun: Ardent: Type 21 frigate: For ...
U.S. Route 60 US 60 highlighted in red Route information Maintained by VDOT Length 302.69 mi (487.13 km) Existed 1926–present Major junctions West end I-64 / US 60 near Callaghan Major intersections I-81 / US 11 in Lexington US 29 in Amherst US 15 in Sprouses Corner US 1 / US 301 in Richmond I-295 in Sandston US 17 / US 258 in Newport News I-64 in Hampton US 460 in Norfolk US 13 in Virginia ...
The First Baptist Church is a historic church building, now housing the non-denominational Dominion Outreach Worship Center, at 119 29th Street in Newport News, Virginia. Built in 1902, the church is a prominent local example of Romanesque Revival architecture executed in stone. It was designed by R.H. Hunt of Chattanooga.
Hilton Village. / 37.02944°N 76.46083°W / 37.02944; -76.46083. Hilton Village is a planned English-village-style neighborhood in Newport News, Virginia. Recognized as a pioneering development in urban planning, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The neighborhood was built between 1918 and 1921 in response to the ...