
Endview Plantation is a 17th-century plantation which is located on Virginia State. He is a Newport News native and resides in Historic Yorktown. 16 mile(s) from Endview Plantation, 362 Yorktown Road, Newport News, VA. In recognition of his work in public history, the Governor of Kentucky commissioned Moore a Kentucky Colonel in 2014. In addition, he has served as the editor and photographic editor for twelve books and written articles for Virginia Cavalcade, North & South, Military Collector & Historian, and Mulberry Island Notes. Moore has co-authored two books – The Peninsula Campaign of 1862: A Military Analysis in 2005 and Yorktown’s Civil War Siege: Drums Along the Warwick in 2012. In addition, Michael is a popular lecturer for CNU’s LifeLong Learning Society. Working with the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, he has placed Causey’s Mill, Endview Plantation, Lee’s Mill, and Whitaker’s Mill on the National Register of Historic Places.

During his tenure with the City, he has curated exhibits at several local historic sites, developed historic signage, and led battlefield tours in Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia. Moore received a bachelor of arts in history from Christopher Newport University and a master of arts in history from Old Dominion University. Michael Moore is employed by the City of Newport News and serves as curator for Lee Hall Mansion and Endview Plantation. This course will examine the rich history of this area and discuss the colorful men and women who have made Newport News famous. By 1958, the City of Newport News and the City of Warwick consolidated after the small city and neighboring agrarian community were transformed by the growth of the military industrial complex in two world wars. Endview Plantation (Harwood Plantation) is an 18th-century plantation which is located on Virginia State Route 238 in the Lee Hall community in the northwestern area of the independent city of Newport News, Virginia. Experiencing such significant growth, the City of Newport News was created out of the Newport District of Warwick County on January 4, 1896. A small city arose from this sleepy fishing village and farm fields bordering the James River and Hampton Roads. Huntington financed the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway’s extension from Richmond to Newport News Point in 1881. The Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, and the American Civil War were calls to arms for area residents who either joined or fought against large armies who occupied the Virginia Peninsula. Puritan Sir Robert Rich, the 2nd Earl of Warwick, was the Lord High Admiral of England and a Virginia Company of London stockholder for whom the county was named for in 1643.


Swashbuckling Captain Christopher Newport landed on these fair shores in 1607 leaving behind his name for the city. Newport News and Warwick County has had its share of famous residents and visitors.
