Newport News is an independent city in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia. It is at the south-western end of the Virginia Peninsula, on the north shore of the James River extending southeast from Skiffe's Creek along many miles of waterfront to the river's mouth at Newport News Point on the harbor of Hampton Roads. The area known as Newport News was part of Warwick County, one of the eight original shires of Virginia formed by the House of Burgesses in the British Colony of Virginia by order of King Charles I in 1634. The county was largely composed of farms and undeveloped land until almost 250 years later. In 1881, 15 years of explosive development began under the leadership of Collis P. Huntington, whose new Peninsula Extension of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway from Richmond opened up transportation along the Peninsula and provided a new pathway for the railroad to bring West Virginia bituminous coal to port for coastal shipping and worldwide export. With the new railroad came a terminal and coal piers where the colliers were loaded.
We Loved our vacation to Rendez-vous!
Hi Elizabeth: We LOVED our vacation and LOVED Rendez-vous. I would highly recommend it and want to go back and take some friends with us. The staff was awesome and friendly. Anything you needed they did without making you feel like you were bothering them. They had lots of activities you could do if you wanted but there was no pressure on that end. The food was great and the A La Carte was delicious! “V” and I didn’t have one complaint the entire time besides our mattress not being the most comfortable (but you can make do for 1 week). It was the most relaxing vacation I have ever had and I truly hope that I can go back on day soon! Please let me know if you have any other questions or need anything else. Thanks again Elizabeth. “L”
By L from Waterloo