The earlier city portions includes the traditional downtown area, the shipyard and coal piers.

Facilities were developed there, and the first of many coal piers to come opened at Lambert's Point in 1886.

Through the new railroad and his land company, coal piers were established at Newport News Point.

A coal pier in Logan Township also extend into the river.

Soon, the N&W was also shipping from new coal piers at Hampton Roads.

Access to Hampton Roads frontage with enough adjoining land to build a new coal pier was crucial to the whole scheme.

By age 17, he was working at the coal piers at the Sydney Steel Plant.

Access to Hampton Roads frontage and space to build a new coal pier was crucial to the whole scheme.

There would be plenty of space for the new coal pier, storage yards, tracks, and support facilities at Sewell's Point.

A coal pier is a transloading facility designed for the transfer of coal between rail and ship.