Christopher Newport University is a public university in Newport News, Virginia, United States. It was founded in 1960 as Christopher Newport College, an extension school of the College of William and
The entrance to Christopher Newport University, featuring the York River Hall freshman residence hall, the Trible Library, and the Pope Chapel.
The Great Lawn of Christopher Newport University, featuring the McMurran and Forbes academic buildings.
Statue of Sir Christopher Newport
Christopher Newport was an English seaman and privateer. During the war with Spain Newport was one of the most successful 'Elizabethan Sea Dogs' to venture to the Spanish Main, making large profits.
Christopher Newport University
…Newport News area of the Hampton Roads region. The university has since expanded into a residential college for traditional students. It is named after Christopher Newport, captain of one of the ships which carried settlers of Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America. In 1960, the city of Newport…
Statue of Christopher Newport on the campus at Christopher Newport University depicts him with both arms, prior to the loss of one arm in the Anglo-Spanish War. Monumental Sculpture by Jon Hair
Model of the Portuguese Carrack Madre de Deus. Newport helped in the capture of this large rich vessel off the Azores in 1592
The Coronation of Powhatan, oil on canvas, John Gadsby Chapman, 1835
Silvester Jourdain's "A Discovery of the Barmudas"