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Petersburg, Virginia. / 37.21278°N 77.40028°W / 37.21278; -77.40028. Petersburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 33,458 with a majority black American. [4] The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines Petersburg (along with the city of Colonial Heights ...
Petersburg Old Town Historic District. / 37.23194°N 77.41028°W / 37.23194; -77.41028. Petersburg Old Town Historic District is a national historic district located at Petersburg, Virginia. The district includes 174 contributing buildings located in the oldest section of Petersburg. It includes a varied collection of late 18th- through ...
October 15, 1992. ( #92001371) 319 S. Crater Rd. 37°13′33″N 77°22′50″W. / 37.225833°N 77.380556°W / 37.225833; -77.380556 ( Blandford Cemetery) Burial ground for 30,000 Confederates killed in the siege of Petersburg (1864-1865); one of several sites claiming to have celebrated the first Memorial Day ceremony, in 1866, in ...
Folly Castle Historic District, also known as the West Washington Street Historic District, is a national historic district located at Petersburg, Virginia. The district includes 189 contributing buildings and 1 contributing object located in a predominantly residential section of Petersburg. It includes a varied collection of late 18th-and ...
The history of Petersburg, Virginia, United States as a modern settlement begins in the 17th century when it was first settled.The city was incorporated in 1748. It was occupied by the British during the American Revolutionary War, and Major-General William Phillips died of fever at Blandford (later a neighborhood of Petersburg) during bombardment from the Marquis de Lafayette's positions ...
66000831 [4] Petersburg National Battlefield is a National Park Service unit preserving sites related to the American Civil War Siege of Petersburg (1864–65). The battlefield is near the city of Petersburg, Virginia, and includes outlying components in Hopewell, Prince George County, and Dinwiddie County. Over 140,000 people visit the park ...
Designated VLR. June 19, 1991 [2] South Market Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Petersburg, Virginia. The district includes 15 contributing buildings and 1 contributing object located in a predominantly residential section of Petersburg. It includes a varied collection of mid- to late-19th-century houses and ...
William McKenney House, also known as the McKenney-Dunlop-Totty House is a historic home located at Petersburg, Virginia. It was built in 1890, and is a large 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story, Queen Anne / Eastlake style townhouse. It features stained and leaded glass, elaborate pressed brickwork, terra cotta roof trim, and a circular corner tower with a ...