(Encyclopedia) Newport News, independent city (1990 pop. 170,045), SE Va., on the Virginia peninsula, at the mouth of the James River, off Hampton Roads, near Norfolk; inc. 1896. It is a port for…
(Encyclopedia) Martin v. Hunter's Lessee, case decided in 1816 by the U.S. Supreme Court. From 1779 to 1785, Virginia passed a series of laws by which the state confiscated all lands owned by…
(Encyclopedia) Dunmore, John Murray, 4th earl of, 1732–1809, British colonial governor of Virginia, a Scottish peer. Appointed governor of New York in 1770, he remained there for about 11 months…
(Encyclopedia) Nicholson, James, c.1736–1804, American naval officer, b. Chestertown, Md.; brother of Samuel Nicholson. During the American Revolution, Nicholson, appointed (1776) a captain in the…
(Encyclopedia) Taylor, John, 1753–1824, American political philosopher. Known as John Taylor of Caroline, he was born in Virginia, probably in Caroline co., where he later lived at “Hazlewood.”…
Area codes Selected cities304Entire stateSource: North American Numbering Plan Administration. Web: www.nanpa.com . To find phone numbers, area code information, and area code maps, see our White…
NumberPercentEMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over1,455,101100.0In labor force792,34454.5Civilian labor force790,69454.3Employed732,67350.4Unemployed58,0214.0Percent of civilian labor…
NumberPercentTotal housing units844,623100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached583,69569.11-unit, attached13,2091.62 units22,0842.63 or 4 units24,5942.95 to 9 units22,2972.610 to 19 units12,5391.…
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