The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Newport News, Virginia, United States.
19th century
edit- 1862 – Naval Battle of Hampton Roads fought near Newport News village during the American Civil War.
- 1880 – Old Dominion Land Company created by Collis Potter Huntington "to secure railway right-of-ways" on the Virginia Peninsula.[1]
- 1882 – Chesapeake and Ohio Railway begins operating.[2]
- 1883 – Hotel Warwick in business.[3]
- 1884 – Courthouse built.
- 1886 – Chesapeake Dry Dock and Construction Company (later Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co.) in business.[4]
- 1888 – Warwick County seat moves temporarily to Newport News from Denbigh.
- 1889
- 1890
- Citizens Railway (Hampton-Newport News) begins operating.[6]
- Horse-drawn Newport News Street Railway begins operating (approximate date).[6]
- Population: 4,449.
- 1891
- 1894 – Adath Jeshurun synagogue built.[8]
- 1896
- 1897 – First Baptist Church rebuilt.[7]
- 1900 – Population: 19,635.
20th century
edit- 1901 – Star and Times-Herald newspapers begin publication.[10]
- 1904 – U.S. Custom House and Post Office built.[7]
- 1906 – Buxton Hospital established.[7]
- 1908
- 1910 – Olympic Theatre in business.[13]
- 1914 – Curtis Flying Field begins operating near Newport News.[12]
- 1917
- U.S. military Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation headquartered in Newport News during World War I.[12]
- U.S. War Department Camp Alexander, Camp Hill, and Camp Stuart begin operating in vicinity of Newport News (approximate date).[14]
- 1918
- Jefferson Avenue Park (housing) established.[1]
- U.S. military Camp Eustis (later Fort Eustis) begins operating near Newport News.[12]
- Influenza outbreak.[12]
- 1919
- Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company's Apprentice School established.
- Hilton Village (housing) built.[7]
- Newport News Victory Arch erected.[7]
- 1920
- Council–manager form of government begins.[12]
- Philip W. Hiden becomes mayor.[12]
- 1923 – WNEW radio begins broadcasting.[12]
- 1924 – Collis P. Huntington High School built.[7]
- 1927 – Kecoughtan becomes part of Newport News.
- 1928
- James River Bridge opens.[12]
- WGH (AM) radio begins broadcasting.[15]
- 1929 – Newport News Public Library built.
- 1930
- Dodge Boat & Plane Co. in business.[4]
- Mariners' Museum founded.[12]
- 1932 – James River Country Club founded.
- 1933
- August 23: Hurricane.[12]
- U.S. military aircraft carrier USS Ranger launched at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company.[16]
- 1937 – Aberdeen Gardens (housing) built in nearby Hampton for shipworkers.
- 1942 – U.S. military Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation headquartered in Newport News during World War II.[12]
- 1945 – Citizens Rapid Transit Co. founded.[12]
- 1946 – Electric streetcar stops operating.[12]
- 1947 – WTID radio begins broadcasting.
- 1949 – Patrick Henry Airport begins operating.[12]
- 1950 – Population: 42,358.
- 1952
- Anchor Drive-In cinema in business.[13]
- Warwick County becomes the City of Warwick.
- 1954 – October 15: Hurricane Hazel occurs.[12]
- 1956 – Newmarket Shopping Center in business.[12]
- 1958 – July 1: City of Warwick consolidated into city of Newport News.[9]
- 1959 – U.S. Army Transportation Museum established in nearby U.S. military Fort Eustis.
- 1960
- Interstate 64 highway construction completed.[12]
- Population: 113,662.
- 1961 – Christopher Newport College opens.
- 1967 – Todd Stadium opens.
- 1968 – Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society Hampton Roads branch formed.[17]
- 1971 – September: School "court-ordered busing" begins.[12]
- 1972 – City Hall built.[12]
- 1975 – Newmarket North Mall in business.
- 1979 – September: Hurricane David occurs.[18]
- 1980 – Population: 144,903.
- 1981 – Amtrak Newport News station built.
- 1982 – Virginia Port Authority's affiliate Virginia International Terminals begins operating the Newport News Marine Terminal.
- 1984 – U.S. Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility (later Jefferson Lab) established.[12]
- 1987 – Patrick Henry Mall in business.
- 1992
- Monitor–Merrimac Memorial Bridge–Tunnel opens.[12]
- Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport new terminal built.[12]
- 1993 – Bobby Scott becomes U.S. representative for Virginia's 3rd congressional district.[19]
- 1996
- July: Hurricane Bertha occurs.[18]
- Warwick SRO housing created.[12]
- City website online (approximate date).[20][21]
21st century
edit- 2005 – Ferguson Center for the Arts opens.
- 2010
- McKinley L. Price becomes mayor.
- U.S. military Joint Base Langley–Eustis in operation near city.
- Warwick County Historical Society active.[22]
- Population: 180,719 in city;[23] 1,676,822 in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area.
See also
edit- History of Newport News, Virginia
- List of mayors of Newport News, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Newport News, Virginia
- History of Hampton Roads area
- Timelines of other cities in Virginia: Alexandria, Hampton, Lynchburg, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Richmond, Roanoke, Virginia Beach
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Guide to the Old Dominion Land Company Records, 1828–1949". Richmond: Library of Virginia. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
- ^ a b Federal Writers' Project 1941.
- ^ "Newport News". City or County Listings: Virginia Landmarks Register & National Register of Historic Places. Richmond: Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
- ^ a b Kenneth J. Blume (2012). Historical Dictionary of the U.S. Maritime Industry. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7963-8.
- ^ "City and Town Associations", Year Book of the Young Men's Christian Associations, New York, 1890, pp. 112–141,
United States and Dominion of Canada
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b Parke Rowse (April 4, 1993), "Streetcars Traversed Peninsula Before WWII", Daily Press
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Old Dominion Land Company and the Development of the City of Newport News". Newport News Public Library System. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
Exhibit
- ^ "Newport News/Hampton, Virginia". Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities. Jackson, Mississippi: Goldring / Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
- ^ a b "Cities of Virginia: Newport News". Encyclopedia Virginia. Charlottesville: Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
- ^ a b "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
- ^ "Newport News Fire Department: History". Nnva.gov. City of Newport News. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x Simpson 1996.
- ^ a b "Movie Theaters in Newport News, VA". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
- ^ Calhoun 1919.
- ^ Jack Alicoate, ed. (1939), "Standard Broadcasting Stations of the United States: Virginia", Radio Annual, New York: Radio Daily, OCLC 2459636
- ^ Ernie Gross (1990). This Day in American History. Neal-Schuman. ISBN 978-1-55570-046-1.
- ^ "AAHGS-Hampton Roads". Newport News, VA. Retrieved May 11, 2017 – via Blogspot.
- ^ a b "Hurricane History of Central and Eastern Virginia" (PDF). National Weather Service. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
- ^ "Virginia". Official Congressional Directory. 1991/1992- : S. Pub. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. 1993. hdl:2027/uc1.l0072691827 – via HathiTrust.
- ^ "City of Newport News". Archived from the original on December 24, 1996 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
- ^ Kevin Hyde; Tamie Hyde (eds.). "United States of America: Virginia". Official City Sites. Utah. OCLC 40169021. Archived from the original on April 23, 1999.
- ^ "About". Newport News: Warwick County Historical Society. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
- ^ "Newport News city, Virginia". QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
Bibliography
edit- Newport News, Hampton, Phoebus and Old Point, Va. Directory: 1910, Richmond: Hill Directory Company, 1909
- Greater Newport News 'The Shipbuilding City'. Pen and Picture Sketches. Illustrated Cities. 1915.
- D.A. Calhoun (1919), Report on Municipal Survey of Newport News, Virginia, 1919, Better Newport News Association
- Federal Writers' Project (1941), "Newport News", Virginia: a Guide to the Old Dominion, American Guide Series, Oxford University Press, pp. 259+
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link) - Alexander Crosby Brown (1946). Newport News' 325 Years: A Record of the Progress of a Virginia Community. Newport News Golden Anniversary Corporation. OCLC 6247364.
- City Consolidation in the Lower Peninsula, Charlottesville: University of Virginia, Bureau of Public Administration, 1956,
Report on the advantages and disadvantages of consolidating the cities of Hampton, Newport News, and Warwick
- Annie Lash Jester. Newport News, Virginia 1607–1960. Richmond: Whittet & Shepperson, 1961.
- Van Hawkings. Hampton/Newport News: A Pictorial History. Virginia Beach: The Donning Company/Publishers, Inc, 1975.
- Ory Mazar Nergal, ed. (1980), "Newport News, VA", Encyclopedia of American Cities, New York: E.P. Dutton, p. 234, OL 4120668M
- Parke Rouse, Jr. (1986). Good Old Days in Hampton and Newport News. Richmond: Dietz Press. OCLC 13983158.
- John V. Quarstein and Parke S. Rouse Jr. Newport News: A Centennial History. Newport News: City of Newport News, 1996
- Melissa Simpson (June 25, 1996), "Glance At 100 Years: A City's History 1896–Present", Daily Press, archived from the original on January 21, 2011 (Timeline)
- Jane Carter Webb (2003). Newport News. Images of America. Arcadia. ISBN 978-1-4396-2947-5.
- Paul T. Hellmann (2006). "Virginia: Newport News". Historical Gazetteer of the United States. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 1-135-94859-3.
External links
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- "Digital Archive". Newport News Public Library System. (Publications about Newport News)
- "City of Newport News". County and City Records. Richmond: Library of Virginia.
- Items related to Newport News, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)