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	Encyclopedia topic: Newport News Shipbuilding (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In 1891, Newport News Shipbuilding delivered its first ship, a tugboat named Dorothy.
		In the 1980s (The decade from 1980 to 1989), NNS produced a variety of Navy products, including Nimitz-class nuclear aircraft carriers (additional info and facts about Nimitz-class nuclear aircraft carriers) and Los Angeles-class nuclear attack submarines (additional info and facts about Los Angeles-class nuclear attack submarines).
		On November 7, 2001, NNS signed a merger agreement with Northrop Grumman (additional info and facts about Northrop Grumman), the combination creating a $4 billion shipyard now called Northrop Grumman Newport News.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/n/ne/newport_news_shipbuilding.htm (564 words)

	ipedia.com: Newport News Shipbuilding Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company is the largest privately owned shipyard in the United States and the only one that can build Nimitz -class supercarriers.
		Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company is the largest privately owned shipyard in the United States and the only one that can build Nimitz-class supercarriers.
		It is located in Newport News, Virginia, and often participates in projects with the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia.
	www.ipedia.com /newport_news_shipbuilding.html (496 words)

	Newport News, Virginia
		That the name was formerly written as Newport's News is verified by numerous early documents and maps, and by local tradition.
		The change to Newport News apparently was brought about by usage, for by 1851 the Post Office Department sanctioned New Port News as the name of the first post office, and in 1866 it approved the name as Newport News.
		Newport News Shipbuilding and the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility are located here, as is Christopher Newport University.
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	NEWPORT NEWS - LoveToKnow Article on NEWPORT NEWS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Both in 1900 and in 1905 Newport News ranked second to Richmond among the cities of the state in the value of factory products.
		The first settlement on the site of Newport News was made in 1621 by planters brought from Ireland by Daniel Gookin, the father of Daniel Gookin (1612-1687) of Massachusetts, who selected the site on the advice of Sir William Newce and his brother Captain Newce.
		The present city dates only from 1882, when it was laid out in consequence of the extension of the Chesapeake and Ohio railway to the coast here; it was incorporated in 1896.
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	Flotsam and Jetsam - Library - The Mariners' Museum ~ Newport News, Virginia
		The most commonly held belief is that somewhere along the span of Newport News’ riverfront was a watering spot for ships on their way to the English settlement at Jamestown.
		The local Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company (at this time, still controlled by the Huntingtons) provided much engineering and building skills, and by 1933, the Museum was ready to open to the public.
		It was in Newport News that he founded the Chesapeake Dry Dock and Construction Company in 1886 to add shipbuilding to his impressive industrial resume.
	www.mariner.org /library/research/flotsam.php (9428 words)

	AllRefer.com - Newport News, United States (U.S. Political Geography) - Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Newport News is also one of the nation's major shipbuilding and repair centers : its shipbuilding industry began in 1886.
		Newport News was settled by Irish colonists c.1620 but did not grow appreciably until 1880, when it became the eastern terminus of the Chesapeake and Ohio RR.
		Points of interest include the Mariners Museum, the War Memorial Museum of Virginia, the Peninsula Junior Nature Museum and Planetarium, and the Victory Arch (1919, rebuilt 1962).
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		Newport News is served by the Chesapeake and See also:
		Other early forms in English were herberwe and haiborow, as seen in various place names, such as Market Harborough..
		Both in Too() and in 1905 Newport News ranked second to Richmond among the cities of the See also:
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		Newport News Rugby Football Club is a quality year round USA Rugby Club located in Newport News, Virginia dedicated to teaching and promoting superior rugger skills whether at all levels.
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