Hidenwood is a neighborhood in the
independent city
An independent city or independent town is a city or town that does not form part of another general-purpose local government entity (such as a province).
Historical precursors
In the Holy Roman Empire, and to a degree in its successor states ...
of
Newport News, Virginia which is located off
Warwick Boulevard
U.S. Route 60 (US 60) in the Commonwealth of Virginia runs west to east through the central part of the state, generally close to and paralleling the Interstate 64 corridor, except for the crossing of the Blue Ridge Mountains, and in the Sou ...
just west of the campus of
Christopher Newport University
Christopher Newport University (CNU) is a public university in Newport News, Virginia. It was founded in 1960 and is named after Christopher Newport, captain of one of the ships which carried settlers of Jamestown, the first permanent English ...
(CNU).
Hidenwood was developed in the 1950s in an area of
Warwick County originally known as Nutmeg Quarter in the
Colony of Virginia. It was named to honor
Philip Wallace Hiden, a local businessman and civic leader.
Hidenwood Historical Marker in Newport News, VA
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See also
* Newport News, Virginia
References
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