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 >