Newport News, Virginia

Newport News is an independent city located in Virginia. It is on the southeastern end of the Virginia Peninsula, on the north shore of the James River extending to its mouth Hampton Roads. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 180,150. A more recent 2005 cencus shows the cities population has grown to 195,347.

Collis P. Huntington: builder of a new railroad and a shipyard

The city was essentially founded by Collis P. Huntington, builder of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway and its coal piers and Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, the world's largest shipyard.

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Collis P. Huntington - Chesapeake and Ohio Railway - Coal - Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company

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His famous saying is:

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::We shall build good ships here. At a profit - if we can. At a loss - if we must. But always good ships.

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Huntington began acquiring land in Warwick County in 1865, and developed the coal piers and the shipyard during the next 20 years. Huntington Park, near the northern terminus of the James River Bridge, is named in his honor. His son, Archer M. Huntington, developed the Mariners' Museum, one of the largest and finest maritime museums in the world.

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1865 - James River Bridge - Archer M. Huntington - Mariners' Museum - Maritime museum

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