Newport News, VA

Newport News is located in southeastern Virginia, on a peninsula delimited by the estuary of the James River to the west, and Chesapeake Bay to the east. The city of Hampton, VA lies to the south and forms the tip of the peninsula, while Norfolk, VA is 10 miles to the south, across the estuary. Newport News is part of the "Tidewater" area.

Teams that have played here

• Newport News-Hampton, Virginia League (1894)
• Newport News, Southeast Virginia League (1897)
• Newport News Shipbuilders, Virginia League (1900)
• Newport News-Hampton Shipbuilders, Virginia-North Carolina League (1901)
• Newport News Shipbuilders, Virginia League (1912-1922)
• Newport News Pilots, Virginia League (1941)
• Newport News Builders, Virginia League (1942)
• Newport News Dodgers, Piedmont League (1944-1955)
• Peninsula Senators, Carolina League (1963)
• Peninsula Grays, Carolina League (1964-1968)
• Peninsula Astros, Carolina League (1969)
• Peninsula Phillies, Carolina League (1970-1971)
• Peninsula Whips, International League (1972-1973)
• Peninsula Pennants, Carolina League (1974)
• Peninsula Pilots, Carolina League (1976-1985, 1989-1992)
• Peninsula White Sox, Carolina League (1986-1987)
• Virginia Generals, Carolina League (1988)

Persons who were born here

• Keith Atherton, pitcher
• Joe Breeden, minor league player
• Mickey Casey, catcher
• Don Collins, minor league pitcher
• Kyle Crockett, pitcher
• Scott Duff, minor league pitcher
• Joe Durham, outfielder
• Troy Fullwood, umpire
• John Harvell, college coach
• Terrell Joyce, minor league outfielder
• Paul Keyes, college coach
• Brandon Lowe, infielder
• John Montague, pitcher
• P.J. Phillips, minor league infielder and manager
• B.J. Rosenberg, pitcher
• Charlie Sands, catcher
• Michael Vick, drafted player

Persons who died here

• Hank Foiles, catcher
• Buck Marrow, pitcher
• Eric Tipton, outfielder
• Jack Walker, minor league outfielder

Educational institutions located here

• Christopher Newport University
• Homer L. Ferguson High School
• Huntington High School
• Menchville High School
• Newport News Apprentice School
• Warwick High School
• Woodside High School