Ferguson Park was named after Homer Lenoir Ferguson who was the president of the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company for several decades......throught the 1940's and 50's. His many descendents live all around the Newport News and Tidewater Virginia area. Deane F. Mills > Do you by chance know who the Ferguson Park was named after? > Thanks > Donna > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: G. Lee Hearl <glh@naxs.com> > To: <VA-SOUTHSIDE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2001 10:29 PM > Subject: Re: [VA-SOUTHSIDE-L] Newport News > > > > About Newport News Housing: > > > > The govenment housing project at James River bridge was called Ferguson > > Park. There was also housing complex covering a hundred acres or so along > > 39th street called Copeland Park..They were built for workers during > WWII.. > > A lot of military people lived in Ferguson Park after the war.. I believe > > the brick apartments on Washington Ave. were built by the shipyard but I > > don't know when.. Hilton Village along Rt. 60 in Warwick (later Newport > > News) were WWI housing.. > > Hope this helps... > > G. Lee Hearl > > Authentic Appalachian Storyteller > > Abingdon, VA. > > > > > > ==== VA-SOUTHSIDE Mailing List ==== > > Hosted by Rootsweb http://www.rootsweb.com > > > > > > ============================== > > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > > > > > ==== VA-SOUTHSIDE Mailing List ==== > USGenWeb Archives Census Project > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/census/ > > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! >