With a rich heritage that dates back to the founding of America, the City of Newport News retains much of its historic waterfront flavor, and adds to its credentials as Virginia’s fourth largest independent city and thriving center for international commerce, research and technology.

Close to the historic triangle (Williamsburg, Jamestown, and Yorktown), the city was named after Christopher Newport, captain of the lead ship that carried the Jamestown settlers to the new world in 1607. Four centuries later, the city still prides itself on its prime vantage point on the Virginia Peninsula and its waterfront location. Boasting wonderful museums and historic sites, state-of-the-art cultural facilities, great shopping and dining, and outstanding outdoor recreation, including city-wide hiking and biking trails, great salt-water fishing, 18 public parks, two golf courses, and a host of tennis facilities, Newport News offers something for everyone and an extraordinary quality of life for its residents.

POINTS OF INTEREST:

• Patrick Henry Mall, the largest on the Peninsula, with anchor stores including JC Penney’s, Dillard’s, and Hecht’s.

• Historic Hilton Village area for great specialty shops

• Virginia’s Historic Triangle: Williamsburg, Jamestown and Yorktown - Come see where America began.

• Endview Plantation – (very close to Asheton) – Washington’s troops stopped at Endview on their way to Yorktown for water at Endview’s natural spring.

• Lee Hall Mansion – (very close to Asheton) one of the last surviving antebellum homes on the Peninsula.

• U. S. Army Transportation Museum at Fort Eustis – the history of Army transportation by rail, sea and air, featuring miniature models, including a “flying saucer.”

• Peninsula Fine Arts Center – changing bi-monthly exhibitions of Virginia’s foremost contemporary artists and craftspeople.

• Virginia War Museum – a collection of more than 60,000 artifacts that trace U.S. military history from 1775 to the present.