Editing Newport News, Virginia (section)

==Culture==
{{Main|Culture of Newport News, Virginia}}
[[File:The Mariners' Museum - Newport News, Virginia.jpg|thumb|The [[Mariners' Museum]]]]
People who have grown up in the [[Hampton Roads]] area have a unique [[Tidewater accent]] which is found among natives of Eastern Virginia and Maryland. Vowels have a longer pronunciation than in most accents.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-12-22 |title=What's Your Dialect? |url=https://www.outsidethebeltway.com/whats-your-dialect/ |access-date=2024-07-13 |website=Outside the Beltway |language=en}}</ref>

Near the city's western end, a historic [[Chesapeake and Ohio Railway|C&O]] railroad station, as well as [[American Civil War]] battle sites near historic [[Lee Hall, Virginia|Lee Hall]] along [[U.S. Route 60 in Virginia|U.S. Route 60]] and several [[Plantations in the American South|plantations]] dating to the 19th century have all been protected. Many are located along the roads leading to [[Yorktown, Virginia|Yorktown]] and [[Williamsburg, Virginia|Williamsburg]], where many sites of the [[Historic Triangle]] are of both [[American Revolutionary War]] and Civil War significance. The first modern duel of [[ironclad warship]]s, the [[Battle of Hampton Roads]], took place not far off Newport News Point in 1862.<ref>*Milton, Keith. "Duel at Hampton Roads." <u>[[Military Heritage]]</u>. December 2001. Volume 3, No. 3: 38–45, 97 (Ironclads C.S.A. Virginia (also known as Merrimack) versus the Union Monitor of the Civil War).</ref>

Recovered artifacts from [[USS Monitor|USS ''Monitor'']] are displayed at the [[Mariners' Museum]], one of the more notable museums of its type in the world. The museum's collection totals approximately 32,000 artifacts, international in scope, which include ship models, scrimshaw, maritime paintings, decorative arts, figureheads and engines. The museum also owns and maintains a 550-acre park on which is located the Noland Trail, and the 167-acre [[The Mariners' Lake|Mariners' Lake]].<ref>[http://marinersmuseum.org/visitor-information/museum-history The Mariners' Museum] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926161100/http://marinersmuseum.org/visitor-information/museum-history |date=September 26, 2013 }} "Museum History"</ref>

The [[Virginia War Museum]] covers American military history. The museum's collection includes weapons, vehicles, artifacts, uniforms and posters from various periods of American history. Highlights of the museum's collection include a section of the [[Berlin Wall]] and the outer wall from [[Dachau Concentration Camp]].<ref>[http://www.warmuseum.org/Exhibits.htm Exhibits] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225040652/http://www.warmuseum.org/Exhibits.htm |date=February 25, 2009 }} Virginia War Museum. Accessed April 3, 2008.</ref>

The [[Peninsula Fine Arts Center]] contains a rotating gallery of art exhibits. The center also maintains a permanent "Hands on For Kids" gallery designed for children and families to interact in what the center describes as "a fun, educational environment that encourages participation with art materials and concepts."<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20081013022054/http://www.pfac-va.org/hofka.html Hands on For Kids Gallery]}} Peninsula Fine Arts Center. Accessed April 3, 2008.</ref>

PFAC, which had been open for 58 years, closed at the end of 2020,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jones|first=Matt|title=Peninsula Fine Arts Center will close at end of year as CNU takeover enters final stages|url=https://www.dailypress.com/news/education/dp-nw-pfac-cnu-closure-agreement-20200904-vbfvpumcvvdwpkcs4stb4my3pe-story.html|access-date=2021-04-16|website=dailypress.com|date=September 4, 2020 }}</ref> as its merger with Christopher Newport University's new addition to the Ferguson Center to house the arts center is completed.

[[File:C7Caribou Fort Eustis 2008.JPG|thumb|A [[C-7 Caribou]] at the [[U.S. Army Transportation Museum]], Fort Eustis, Virginia]]

The [[U.S. Army Transportation Museum]] is a [[United States Army]] museum of vehicles and other [[U.S. Army]] [[Military supply chain management|transportation]]-related equipment and [[memorabilia]]. Located on the grounds of [[Fort Eustis]], The museum reflects the history of the Army, especially of the [[United States Army Transportation Corps]] and includes close to 100 military vehicles such as land vehicles, watercraft and rolling stock, including stock from the [[Fort Eustis Military Railroad]]. It is officially dedicated to General [[Frank S. Besson, Jr.]], who was the first [[four-star general]] to lead the transportation command,<ref name="mus_Besson">{{cite web|url=http://www.transchool.eustis.army.mil/Museum/Besson.htm |work=U.S. Army Transportation Museum site |title=Frank Besson page |access-date=March 5, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080314111512/http://www.transchool.eustis.army.mil/Museum/Besson.htm |archive-date=March 14, 2008 }}</ref> and extends over {{convert|6|acre|m2}} of land, air and sea vehicles and indoor exhibits. The exhibits cover transportation and its role in US Army operations, including topic areas from the [[American Revolutionary War]] through operations in [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|Afghanistan]].<ref name="mus_main">{{cite web|url=http://www.transchool.eustis.army.mil/Museum/museum.html |work=U.S. Army Transportation Museum site |title=main page |access-date=March 5, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080302112911/http://www.transchool.eustis.army.mil/museum/museum.html |archive-date=March 2, 2008 }}</ref>

The [[Ferguson Center for the Arts]] is a theater and concert hall on the campus of [[Christopher Newport University]]. The complex fully opened in September 2005 and contains three distinct, separate concert halls: the Concert Hall, the Music and Theatre Hall, and the Studio Theatre.<ref>[http://fergusoncenter.cnu.edu/about.html Our Mission] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516025849/http://fergusoncenter.cnu.edu/about.html |date=May 16, 2008 }} The Ferguson Center of the Arts; accessed April 3, 2008.</ref>

[[File:Driftwood Art - Flickr - Tobyotter.jpg|thumb|Driftwood art at the Port Warwick Art and Sculpture Festival]]
The Port Warwick area hosts the annual Port Warwick Art and Sculpture Festival where art vendors gather in Styron Square to show and sell their art. Judges have the chance to name artwork best of the Festival.<ref>[http://www.pwartfest.org/about.html About Port Warwick Art and Sculpture Festival] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509184142/http://www.pwartfest.org/about.html |date=May 9, 2008 }} Port Warwick Art and Sculpture Festival; accessed April 3, 2008.</ref>

The [[Virginia Living Museum]] is an outdoor living museum combining aspects of a native wildlife park, science museum, aquarium, botanical preserve, and planetarium.<ref name="vlm">{{cite web|url=http://www.thevlm.org/aboutus/index.php|title=About Us|work=The Virginia Living Museum|access-date=July 1, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080617100627/http://www.thevlm.org/aboutus/index.php|archive-date=June 17, 2008}}</ref>