Settled in 1621; Newport News has the oldest English place name of any city in the New World. Its name is said to have come from �Newport�s news� that supply ships were coming to save the starving Jamestown colonists in 1610. Farming and fishing were the primary occupations until Collis P. Huntington chose Newport News for the eastern terminus of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway in the 1870s. In 1886; he founded the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company; which has built some of the most famous ships in history. By 1900; a vital city had grown where there were previously only farms and forest. Through vivid images; maps; and reminiscences; Images of America: Downtown Newport News tells the story of the city�s once popular and thriving downtown commercial; social; and entertainment area; which met its end from flight to the suburbs after World War II.
#1733211 in eBooks 2010-05-03 2010-05-03File Name: B0093WVPXM
Review
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Philip D. ColvinAwesome photo history of Gaithersburg.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Great Book about GBurgBy NybagelzWow. the author/photographer. Shaun Curtis sure did a lot of research for this book. Where can you find a book on a small city/large town like Gaithersburg(?). so thank you Shaun Curtis!I learned so much about Gaithersburg from this book that I now want to visit many of the featured locations in person. Ive lived in Gburg for a while and had no idea it had so much interesting history...until reading this book!I like that the book is not so copy heavy and simply tells you what happened "then now". Gaithersburg (ThenNow) would make a great gift for current and previous residents of Gaithersburg.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Old Gaithersburg MarylandBy E. PriovolosIt brings back the old days - many of which I remember.
