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 Lift Truck Chain Newport News - The city of Newport News, Virginia supports a population of more than 180,000 residents within the southwestern section of the Virginia Peninsula. The city of Newport News is among Virginia's biggest cities. It is part of the Virginia Beach - Newport News - Norfolk metropolitan area.
The city's airport is the Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport. Norfolk International Airport is close by in Norfolk.
The city of Newport News was a small rural community for a long time after it was settled during the year 1621. Initially the town was referred to as "Newportes Newes." It is not sure where the name originated from. The region was the location of the 1862 Peninsula Campaign during the Civil War. During the 1890s, the city of Newport News became a railroad town when the eastern terminus of the Chesapeake and Ohio (C&O) Railway located here. The city of Newport News was incorporated during the year 1896, and during the year 1958, the neighboring Warwick was consolidated with Newport News.
Industries within the city of Newport News include aerospace, military and shipbuilding. Military bases are situated within the area, supplied by numerous defensive industry suppliers within the city. Numerous local residents are working at these industries, and within the shipyard and within other harbor-related vocations. Newport News Shipbuilding is owned by Huntington Ingalls Industries. Coal piers are supplied by CSX Transportation, a Fortune 500 railroad company, the modern successor to C&O. The Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel and the James River Bridge are part of the Hampton Roads Beltway.
The maritime industry plays a major role within Newport News. Heavy-lift cranes and container cranes could be seen operating at the busy Newport News Marine Terminal, at the end of the CSX railroad tracks. The Marine Terminal has 0.57 km2 of warehouses.
Northrop Grumman Newport News Shipbuilding is the city's biggest employer, employing over 15,000 people. The second biggest employer is Fort Eustis, which employs over 10,000. The 3rd largest employer is Newport News School System, with roughly 5000 employees.
The Peninsula's Fine Arts Center is part of the city's strong cultural sector. This center features a diverse art collection and hosts regular exhibitions. The Hands On For Kids gallery, is a popular gallery for children to enjoy a fun and interactive space for art-making. Children also enjoy seeing the black leopard, African mandrill and Siberian tiger at the Peninsula S.P.C.A. Exotic Sanctuary. The Petting Zoo has chickens, a peacock, goats and deer. The U.S. Army Transportation Museum has models and dioramas of historic transportation machines, as well as a full-size collection. The outdoors can be enjoyed in any of the 30 public parks in Newport News.
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