South Newport News , Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Consolidation

Photographed by Cynthia L. Clark, October 31, 2017

1. Consolidation Marker

Inscription. Near this site on July 1, 1958, Mrs. Philip W. Hiden and Mrs. Homer L. Ferguson, assisted by Shipyard Board Chairman J. B. Woodward, Jr., cut the ribbon marking the consolidation of the cities of Warwick and Newport News into the greater city of Newport News. The merged city’s 65 square miles made it the largest in Virginia, while its population of 113,662 gave it third rank in the state.

Erected 1983 by Newport News Historical Committee.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Political Subdivisions. In addition, it is included in the Virginia, Corporation of Newport News series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 1, 1958.

Location. 37° 0.221′ N, 76° 26.612′ W. Marker is in Newport News, Virginia. It is in South Newport News. It is at the intersection of Huntington Avenue (U.S. 60) and 64th Street, on the right when traveling south on Huntington Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Newport News VA 23607, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Virginia’s Peninsula,

in Hampton Roads,

in Coastal Virginia,

and

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in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Camp Hill and Camp Alexander (approx. 0.3 miles away); Historic North End And Huntington Heights (approx. half a mile away); The Harwood House (approx. half a mile away); Heading Out (approx. 1.1 miles away); Lake Biggins (approx. 1.2 miles away); Ferguson Park (approx. 1.2 miles away); Partners for a Century (approx. 1.2 miles away); Dorothy & Newport News Shipbuilding (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newport News.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Camp Hill (was approx. half a mile away but has been

The reverse of “Consolidation” faces south. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cynthia L. Clark, October 31, 2017

2. The reverse of “Consolidation” faces south.

The viewer is looking at an eastward angle.

confirmed missing).

The obverse of “Consolidation” faces north. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cynthia L. Clark, October 31, 2017

3. The obverse of “Consolidation” faces north.

A westward view of the marker, “Consolidation.” image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cynthia L. Clark, October 31, 2017

4. A westward view of the marker, “Consolidation.”

Pictured in the far left background is a gantry crane emblazoned with “Newport News Shipyard,” a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 10, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 7, 2017, by Cynthia L. Clark of Suffolk, Virginia. This page has been viewed 577 times since then and 35 times this year. Last updated on November 18, 2017, by Cynthia L. Clark of Suffolk, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 7, 2017, by Cynthia L. Clark of Suffolk, Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.