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2. SS Morro Castle (1930) - Wikipedia

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   SS. Morro Castle. (1930) SS Morro Castle was an American ocean liner that caught fire and ran aground on the morning of September 8, 1934, en route from Havana, Cuba, to New York, New York, United States, with the loss of 137 passengers and crew. On the previous evening, Morro Castle ' s captain, Robert Willmott, had died suddenly, and his ...

3. Mariners' Museum and Park - Wikipedia

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   The Mariners' Museum Park is 550 acres of privately maintained, naturally wooded property that offers visitors a quiet and serene place to walk, run, or picnic. Within the Park is the 167-acre The Mariners' Lake. Following the shoreline of The Mariners' Lake is the five-mile Noland Trail. Dedicated as a gift from the Noland Family in 1991 and ...

4. Matthew Jones House - Wikipedia

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   June 11, 1969. Designated VLR. November 5, 1968 [2] The Matthew Jones House is a historic plantation house located on Fort Eustis in Newport News, Virginia. The house sits on a hill toward the northern end of Mulberry Island, overlooking the James River. It was built ca. 1725 as a one-and-a-half-story frame dwelling with brick chimneys and ...

5. Denbigh Plantation Site - Wikipedia

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   February 16, 1970. Designated VLR. December 2, 1969 [2] Denbigh Plantation, also known as Mathews Manor, is a historic archaeological site located at Newport News, Virginia. The earliest owner of land in this area is known to be merchant Abraham Peirsey (who first came to Virginia in 1616 aboard the ship Susan), and died in 16 January 1628. [3]

6. Norm Snead - Wikipedia

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   Norm Snead. Norman Bailey Snead (July 31, 1939 – January 14, 2024) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Washington Redskins, Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants, and San Francisco 49ers. He played college football for the Wake Forest ...

7. Newport News, Virginia - Wikipedia

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   Newport News (/ ˌnuːpɔːrt -, - pərt -/) [ 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. The city is at the southeastern end of the ...

8. Dorothy Rouse Bottom - Wikipedia

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   Newport News, Virginia. Died. December 15, 1990. (1990-12-15) (aged 94) Hampton, Hampton City, Virginia. Occupation. newspaper editor. Dorothy Eva Rouse Bottom (May 17, 1896 – December 15, 1990) was an American newspaper editor and civic leader.

9. Daily Press (Virginia) - Wikipedia

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   The Daily Press Inc. is a daily morning newspaper published in Newport News, Virginia, which covers the lower and middle Peninsula of Tidewater Virginia. It was established in 1896 and bought by Tribune Company in 1986. Current owner Tribune Publishing spun off from the company in 2014. In 2016, The Daily Press has a daily average readership of ...