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Newport, Virginia (other)
Newport, Virginia may refer to several places: *Newport, Augusta County, Virginia, an unincorporated community in Augusta County *Newport, Giles County, Virginia, an unincorporated community in Giles County *Newport, Page County, Virginia, an unincorporated community in Page County See also *Newport (other) *Newport News, Virginia, an independent city located in southeastern Virginia in the Hampton Roads region {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newport, Augusta County, Virginia
Newport is an unincorporated community in Augusta County, Virginia, Augusta County, Virginia, United States. Newport is located on Virginia State Route 252 southeast of Craigsville, Virginia, Craigsville. The Moffett's Creek Schoolhouse and Walker's Creek Schoolhouse are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. References Unincorporated communities in Augusta County, Virginia Unincorporated communities in Virginia {{AugustaCountyVA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newport, Giles County, Virginia
Newport is an unincorporated community in Giles County, Virginia, United States, with the ZIP code of 24128. It is located in a valley between Salt Pond Mountain, Sherman's Nose and Gap Mountain. Description The origin of the town's name is uncertain. It may have been derived from the name of one of the first settlers in the area, Captain Newport. Other accounts describe the name as referring to the town being a new trading post and hence called Newport. A settlement on the coast, now known as Newport News, attempted to take away the name but a court held that Newport, being the older of the two, could keep its name. The community is just south of the Sinking Creek Valley Cluster and southeast of the Mountain Lake Wilderness Cluster, areas in the Jefferson National Forest designated by the Wilderness Society as containing "Mountain Treasures". History As evidenced by Indian relics such as tomahawks and arrowheads, the area was once a hunting ground when settlers first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newport, Page County, Virginia
Newport is an unincorporated community in Page County, Virginia, United States. Geography Newport is located on the Shenandoah River and U.S. Route 340 west of Stanley. Catherine Furnace was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ... in 1974. References Unincorporated communities in Page County, Virginia Unincorporated communities in Virginia {{PageCountyVA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newport (other)
Newport most commonly refers to: *Newport, Wales *Newport, Rhode Island, US Newport or New Port may also refer to: Places Asia *Newport City, Metro Manila, a Philippine district in Pasay Europe Ireland *Newport, County Mayo, a town on the island's west coast *Newport, County Tipperary, an inland town on Newport river United Kingdom = England = *Newport, Cornwall **Newport (Cornwall) (UK Parliament constituency) *Newport, Devon, in Barnstaple *Newport, East Riding of Yorkshire *Newport, Essex *Newport, Gloucestershire *Newport, Isle of Wight **Newport (Isle of Wight) (UK Parliament constituency) **Newport and Carisbrooke, a civil parish formerly called just "Newport" *Newport, Shropshire ** Newport Rural District **Newport (Shropshire) (UK Parliament constituency) * Newport, Somerset, a hamlet in the parish of North Curry * Newport, Dorset, in Bloxworth * Newport, Norfolk, in Hemsby *Newport Hundred, Buckinghamshire, a defunct hundred *Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire = ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |