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U.S. 1 and VA 36; 241 4th St., 223-225 Henry St., 230 and 316 E. Bank St., ... Petersburg Old Town Historic District is a national historic district located at ...
Virginia Trunk & Bag Company is a historic factory complex located at Petersburg, Virginia. It was constructed in several phases between 1903 and about 1931. The two contributing buildings are the trunk factory building (1903) and storage and shipping building (1903). The two buildings are connected by two enclosed pedestrian bridges.
By 1873, Tredegar Iron Works was employing 1,200 workers and was a profitable business. However, the Panic of 1873 hit the company hard, and as a result of financing difficulties it did not transition to steel, and so faded from national prominence. [4] The neighborhood of Oregon Hill cropped up as a company town-like development.
Allie Pitchon, Petersburg Progress-Index November 23, 2024 at 4:30 AM As Thanksgiving feasts wind down, the holiday shopping season kicks into high gear on Black Friday.
The Rock Yard located at 414 N. Market Street in Petersburg is open Wednesday and Sunday from 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. and Thursday - Saturday 11 a.m. - 2 a.m. Follow The Rock Yard on Facebook and on ...
Fletcher Harris Archer was born on February 6, 1817, in Petersburg, one of the youngest of five sons and four daughters of Allen Archer, a prosperous miller, and Prudence Whitworth Archer. He attended school in Petersburg before entering the University of Virginia, where he received his bachelor of law degree on July 3, 1841.
A woman was killed in a hit-and-run crash on 22nd Avenue North and 41st Street in St. Petersburg Wednesday evening, authorities said. The St. Pete Police Department said the vehicle hit the ...
Siege of Petersburg, capture of the Weldon Railroad, August 18–19 Map of Globe Tavern Battlefield core and study areas by the American Battlefield Protection Program. At dawn on August 18, Warren advanced to the south through rain and over muddy roads, pushing aside Confederate pickets and a cavalry brigade, and reached the railroad at Globe Tavern around 9 a.m. Parts of the division under ...