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Hidenwood is a neighborhood in the independent city

Independent city

An independent city is a city that does not form part of another general-purpose local government entity. These type of cities should not be confused with city-states , which are fully sovereign cities that are not part of any other sovereign state.-Historical precursors:In the Holy Roman Empire,...

of Newport News, Virginia

Newport News, Virginia

Newport News is an independent city located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia. It is at the southeastern 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...

which is located off Warwick Boulevard just west of the campus of Christopher Newport University

Christopher Newport University

Christopher Newport University, or CNU, is a public liberal arts university located in Newport News, Virginia, United States. CNU is the youngest comprehensive university in the Commonwealth of Virginia...

(CNU).

Hidenwood was developed in the 1950s in an area of Warwick County

Warwick County, Virginia

Warwick County was a county in Southeast Virginia that was created from Warwick River Shire, one of eight created in the Virginia Colony in 1634. It became the City of Warwick on July 16, 1952...

originally known as Nutmeg Quarter in the Colony of Virginia. It was named to honor Philip Wallace Hiden

Philip W. Hiden

Philip Wallace Hiden was a businessman and mayor in Newport News, Virginia.Hiden, whose earlier ancestors from England used the spelling Hyden, was born in Orange, Virginia. He married Martha Hiden ....

, a local businessman and civic leader.

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