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  1. Newport News (/ ˌ n uː p ɔːr t-,-p ər t-/) [6] is an independent city in southeastern Virginia, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 186,247. [5] Located in the Hampton Roads region, it is the fifth-most populous city in Virginia and 140th-most populous city in the United States.

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  2. Newport News has a long history dating back to the days of Jamestown, Virginia. The area which is now the city of Newport News has existed under different names and forms including Elizabeth Cittie, Warwick River Shire, Warwick County, Virginia, Warwick City, and the current independent city of Newport News.

  3. Newport News, Virginia, an independent city located in southeastern Virginia in the Hampton Roads region.

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    1862 – Naval Battle of Hampton Roadsfought 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.
    1882 – Chesapeake and Ohio Railwaybegins operating.
    1883 – Hotel Warwickin business.
    1901 – Star and Times-Herald newspapersbegin publication.
    1904 – U.S. Custom House and Post Office built.
    1906 – Buxton Hospital established.
    1908
    2005 – Ferguson Center for the Artsopens.
    2010
    "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)
  4. Newport News is a city of Virginia in the United States. It is in the Hampton Roads metro area. It is about 80 miles southeast of the state capital, Richmond.

  5. Culture of Newport News, Virginia. The Mariners' Museum. 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.

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  7. Newport News Public Schools (NNPS) is a division of Newport News, Virginia that operates the city's system of public schools. As of 2021-2022, NNPS had an enrollment of 26,648. [1] NNPS employed about 2,738, including approximately 1,714 teachers. [1]

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