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Posted by in Virginia Tourism on Oct 16th, 2010 | 0 comments

Please visit www.ourtripvideos.com for full and more videos for free. Newport News is an independent city in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia. The most widely accepted folktale is that city is the namesake of Captain Christopher Newport, commander of Susan Constant, flagship of the three ship English fleet that landed on Jamestown Island in 1607. City played a major role in the Peninsula Campaign during the Civil War. Numerous earthen fortifications and attractions that relate to the Civil War can be experienced in Newport News. In addition, the famous "Battle of the Ironclads" took place off the shores of Newport News in 1862. Among the city's major industries are shipbuilding, military, and aerospace. Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, owned by Northrop Grumman,[34] and the large coal piers supplied by railroad giant CSX Transportation, the modern Fortune 500 successor to the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O). Ships can be viewed from many spots along downtown Newport News including Victory Landing Park which adjoins the Virginia Advanced Shipbuilding and Carrier Integration Center building; at Northrop Grumman Newport News as well as the Monitor-Merrimac Overlook and the James River Bridge. Various cruise operations do offer tours from the water James A. Fields House James Apostle Fields (1844-1903) was born a slave in Hanover County, Virginia. In 1862, he escaped to Fort Monroe and found refuge as a "contraband of war." The Mariners' Museum/USS Monitor ...

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Live Music in the Park on Friday! 7.23.2010

Posted by in Recreation on Jul 25th, 2010 | 0 comments

????? MyPersonal Vlog; For People Who Prefer Quantity Over Quality. Just A Snapshot Of My Day-To-Day Life. ENJOY, SUBSCRIBE, RATE & COMMENT - THANKS! :^) ????? City Center at Oyster Point in Newport News, Va. www.citycenteratoysterpoint.com Link to the Virginia Beach Band, Butter: butterrocks.com ? Background music by www.youtube.com ? Outro music by: www.youtube.com === Ways To Connect With Me When I'm Not Here: ?Website: ?bit.ly ?Facebook: ?bit.ly ?Twitter: ?twitter.com ?Twitter: ?twitter.com ?MySpace: ?bit.ly ?BlogTV: ?bit.ly Mailing Address: 5007-C Victory Blvd. PO Box 347 Yorktown, VA. 23693 Email: CreativeSoulTV@gmail.com

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Moving Maryland Forward: Maryland Ways III

Posted by in Virginia Wildlife on Jul 10th, 2010 | 0 comments

"Moving Maryland Forward - A Century of Modern Highways" was produced in celebration of the Maryland Highway Centennial. The program was a collaborative effort between the Maryland State Highway Administration and Maryland Public Television. The 90-minute original production has been divided into shorter segments for easier internet viewing. The Maryland Ways Chapters (3) provide a history of Maryland Roads between 1971 (the formation of the Maryland Department of Transportation) and our centennial year 2008.

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Newport News, VA, US – Part 1

Posted by in Virginia Tourism on Aug 9th, 2009 | 0 comments

Please visit www.ourtripvideos.com for full and more videos for free. Newport News is an independent city in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia. The most widely accepted folktale is that city is the namesake of Captain Christopher Newport, commander of Susan Constant, flagship of the three ship English fleet that landed on Jamestown Island in 1607. City played a major role in the Peninsula Campaign during the Civil War. Numerous earthen fortifications and attractions that relate to the ...

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