Ferguson Park

Ferguson Park (HMMOW)

Location: Newport News, VA 23607
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 1.105', W 76° 27.199'

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To provide emergency accommodation for shipbuilders on the eve of World War II, the U. S. Navy set up a 5,000 person housing development in 1940 on 68 acres between Warwick Road and James River. The first tenants moved into 100 prefab buildings in the fall of 1941. Ferguson Park, which honored Shipyard President Homer L. Ferguson (1873-1953), was vacated and razed beginning Sept. 1, 1965. Nine streets bore names of Newport News-built warships.
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Year Placed1967
Placed ByNewport News Historical Committee
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, October 5th, 2014 at 1:13am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 370716 N 4097902
Decimal Degrees37.01841667, -76.45331667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 1.105', W 76° 27.199'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 1' 6.30" N, 76° 27' 11.94" W
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Area Code(s)804, 757
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 327-379 Hornet Cir, Newport News VA 23607, US
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