Puzzle Party Palooza!Join us to celebrate National Puzzle Day in railroad fashion at Lee Hall Depot. What better way to spend a wintery day? Experience the joy of puzzling by completing train-themed jigsaws, DIY puzzles, games, crosswords and word searches. There will be offerings for all ages to challenge vocabulary, numeric strategy, logic, and memory while having fun! Refreshments will be provided.
Questions? Please email us at nnhistoricsites@nnva.gov.
Our Shipbuilders Go On the Rails: NNSDD Co. Builds TrainsWith the end of World War I, Newport News Shipbuilding lost most of its military and commercial maritime contracts. In order to stay in business, shipyard President Homer L. Ferguson looked for non-maritime projects. From 1923 to 1927, Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company constructed over 5,000 railroad cars and repaired hundreds of steam locomotives for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway and other American Class I railroads. Ferguson kept his workforce of expert welders, foundrymen, engineers, fitters, and architects intact through his heroic efforts for several years at diversification and “other work” that saved the legacy of the shipyard. This rail heritage program presents the story of the effort that “went on the rails.” It is co-sponsored by Newport News Historic Services and Lee Hall Train Station Foundation, and admission is free.
