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  2. History of Newport News, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    During the 17th century, shortly after establishment of Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607, English settlers and explorers began settling the areas adjacent to Hampton Roads. In 1610, Sir Thomas Gates took possession of a nearby Native American village which became known as Kecoughtan . In 1619, the area of Newport News was included in one of four ...

  3. Newport News Shipbuilding - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  4. Homer L. Ferguson - Wikipedia

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    He was president of Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia, from July 22, 1915, through July 31, 1946. Biography. Ferguson was born in Waynesville, North Carolina on March 6, 1873. At the age of fifteen he entered the United States Naval Academy and graduated at the head of his class in 1892.

  5. Walter A. Post - Wikipedia

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    Born. January 7, 1857. Kingston, New York, U.S. Died. February 12, 1912. Walter A. Post (January 7, 1857 - February 12, 1912) was the first mayor of Newport News, Virginia. [1] He was born in Kingston, New York, on 7 January 1857, and studied as a civil engineer. [2]

  6. Christopher Newport - Wikipedia

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    Christopher Newport (1561–1617) was an English seaman and privateer.He is best known as the captain of the Susan Constant, the largest of three ships which carried settlers for the Virginia Company in 1607 on the way to found the settlement at Jamestown in the Virginia Colony, which became the first permanent English settlement in North America.

  7. USS America (CV-66) - Wikipedia

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    [citation needed] She was laid down on 1 January 1961 at Newport News, Virginia, by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Corp.; launched on 1 February 1964, sponsored by Mrs. Catherine McDonald, wife of Admiral David L. McDonald, the Chief of Naval Operations; and commissioned at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard on 23 January 1965, Captain ...

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