The tidewater cities of Hampton Roads, Virginia, your hosts for 1907, 1607-1907, the Jamestown exposition . inds useful in shipconstruction, barrapks and parade the sailors from the ships and themarines who are quartered here, 3,000 menfind steady employment in the yard, whichhas probably cost over $20,000,000. Thegreat United States Naval Hospital, whereaged and disabled Jackies of the Navy aretreated at the goverments expense, is notfar distant. Portsmouth was founded underits present name in 1753. Newport News. Newport News has* the greatest shipbuild-ing plant in the countr
The tidewater cities of Hampton Roads, Virginia, your hosts for 1907, 1607-1907, the Jamestown exposition . inds useful in shipconstruction, barrapks and parade the sailors from the ships and themarines who are quartered here, 3,000 menfind steady employment in the yard, whichhas probably cost over $20,000,000. Thegreat United States Naval Hospital, whereaged and disabled Jackies of the Navy aretreated at the goverments expense, is notfar distant. Portsmouth was founded underits present name in 1753. Newport News. Newport News has* the greatest shipbuild-ing plant in the country. Here many battle-ships, cruisers, torpedo boat destroyers andsubmarines have been built. The yard hasthe largest dry dock in the New World. Avisitor may see ships in all stages of con-struction. This ship yard has cost about$15,000,000, and as a permanent exhibitannually draws thousands of visitors. Inaddition to its monetary cost, it has apatriotic value which cannot be expressed infigures. It was off Newport News that themen from Jamestown sighted Lord Dela-wares ships when he came to Virginia ill. t —J^.
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