Newport News became a springboard for WWI war horses – Fredericksburg.com


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Newport News became a springboard for WWI war horses
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The British Remount Station based in Newport News at shortly after the start of World War I in 1914 shipped more than 10,500 horses worth nearly $2.6 million — a figure equal to more than $60 million today. In 1915, another 170,000 horses and mules ...

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