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Arts calendar through January 2011 and beyond
Books & Talks "The Life and Times of the USS Monitor: From 1862 to Yesterday." 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 1. Port Hampton Lecture Series featuring Anna Holloway, curator of Collections of The Mariners' Museum in Newport News. Non-members of the Museum will be...Tags: CIA, Forests, Chrysler Museum of Art, Smithfield, Health and Medical Professionals
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York River may yield new Revolutionary War shipwreck
YORK — Two of the nation's foremost underwater archaeologists began work in the river off Yorktown Beach Wednesday morning, surveying the previously undetected wreck of a ship that may have been scuttled by the British during the Revolution....Tags: Hatteras, Archaeology, North Carolina, Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia)
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FAU institute target of federal customs investigation
Florida Atlantic University is the target of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigation, university correspondence with the agency confirms. At issue are taxes on about $200,000 of work the university's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute...Tags: PBS, Bahamas, Colleges and Universities, Petroleum Industry, Research
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Museum could house naval collection at Monroe
The Museum of the Confederacy is considering a presence at Fort Monroe in Hampton where it could showcase its collection of naval artifacts. The Richmond-based museum has an expansion plan underway which would see three satellite locations being set up....Tags: Armed Forces, Ulysses S. Grant, U.S. Army, CSS Virginia, Slavery
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Never forget: History museums
From the earliest settlers to the space explorers, Hampton Roads museums tell a continuous story of the importance of our region to history. HISTORY MUSEUMS 1. Air Power Park. Vintage military jets, missiles, rockets and a children's playground....Tags: Middlesex County (Virginia), Forests, Bars and Clubs, Natural Resource Industry, Smithfield
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City Guide: Newport News
Newport News is a maritime city steeped in history, dating back to the early 1600s, when it was first settled. Legend has it that it was named after explorer Capt. Christopher Newport, who sometime about 1610 sailed on the James River to return to the...Tags: U.S. Army, CSS Virginia, World War I (1914-1918), Fort Eustis, Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia)
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Becoming Hampton: Dates to remember
Daily PressSept. 12, 1570 Spanish Jesuits stop at Indian village of Kecoughtan en route to establishing settlement on the York River. 1597 Chief Powhatan's warriors seize Kecoughtan and install his son Pochins as chief. April 30, 1607 English settlers land at...Tags: Hotels and Accommodations, Elizabeth City, NASA, Benjamin Franklin, Chesapeake (Chesapeake, Virginia)
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Other Attractions in the Region
While planning your Virginia Beach vacation itinerary, keep in mind that Virginia Beach is within an hour's drive to a myriad of activities in the Hampton Roads region. How about dropping into a breathtaking vertical fall, observe an African lion or...Tags: Children, Wetlands, Hampton Roads, NASA, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry
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Outer Banks lures vacationers barrier island beaches on the Atlantic Ocean
The Outer Banks of North Carolina, one of the prime vacation spots on the East Coast, is an easy two-hour drive from Hampton Roads. Famous for its family-oriented entertainment, the area offers miles of beautiful white beaches, amusements and historical...Tags: Hotels and Accommodations, Outer Banks, Tour Operations Industry, Sailing, Hampton Roads
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The City of Newport News, Virginia
Daily PressAbout 22 miles long and only 4 miles wide, the area that became Newport News was first settled in 1619. In 1896, that community -- the former seat of Warwick County -- became the separate city of Newport News. Warwick County was one of the eight...Tags: CSS Virginia, Washington (U.S. state), Artworks, Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Fort Eustis
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Top 10 local historical landmarks
757-247-4730As the warm weather fades out, so does the sprawling mass of tourists in Hampton Roads. With less competition from crowds, now is a good time to check out some local historical sites. The Daily Top 10 crack research team has compiled a list of important...Tags: Hampton Roads, Timothy M. Kaine, NASA, College of William and Mary, George Washington
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Battlefield Virginia
Hartford Courant Staff WriterFrom the heavy guns of a seacoast fort through battle-scarred Yorktown and the swampy outskirts of Richmond, the Virginia Peninsula tells the story of a massive war campaign and the evolution of warfare. Along this finger of land cut by the York and...Tags: U.S. Army, Hatteras, Fort Monroe, Hampton Roads, Wars and Interventions
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