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Two-story indoor exhibit of a cypress swamp at the museum. The main building features animals living in several exhibits that depict the many environments of Virginia, including the coastal plain, a 30,000 US gallons (110,000 L) Chesapeake Bay exhibit, the Piedmont, an Appalachian Mountain cove, a cypress swamp, and underground, as well as a gallery of nocturnal life.
The museum was founded in 1930 by Archer Milton Huntington, son of Collis P. Huntington, a railroad builder who brought the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway to Warwick County, Virginia, and who founded the City of Newport News, its coal export facilities, and Newport News Shipbuilding in the late 19th century.
Newport News Park. Coordinates: 37°10′45″N 76°33′7″W. 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 ...
1881–1896: tiny farming village becomes a new city. Newport News was merely an area of farm lands and a fishing village until the coming of the railroad and the subsequent establishment of the great shipyard. As a 16-year-old in 1837, Collis P. Huntington had visited the rural village known as Newport News Point.
Lee Hall, VA. / 37.19444°N 76.57250°W / 37.19444; -76.57250. Lee Hall Depot is a historic train station and museum located in the Lee Hall neighborhood of Newport News, Virginia. It was built in about 1881, with a one-story cargo bay, and the two-story main section was added in 1893.
Partially Paralyzed Dog Thrives After Mom Relocates Near the Ocean. Mandi Jacewicz. August 14, 2024 at 12:45 PM. John Ilich via Shutterstock. Specialized wheelchairs can sometimes assist dogs that ...
Culture of Newport News, Virginia. Near the city's western end, a historic C&O railroad station, as well as American Civil War battle sites near historic Lee Hall along U.S. Route 60 and several 19th century plantations have all been protected. Many are located along the roads leading to Yorktown and Williamsburg, where many sites of the ...
Virginia Living Museum: Newport News: Newport News: Hampton Roads: Natural history museum of indigenous animals, aviary, outdoor animal displays, botanical preserve and planetarium Walker Nature Center: Reston: Fairfax: Northern: website, 72 acres, operated by the community, 2 miles of trails Woodpecker Ridge Nature Center: Fincastle: Botetourt ...