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People's Memorial Cemetery, formerly known as Providence Cemetery, is a historic African-American cemetery located at Petersburg, Virginia.The cemetery was deeded in three sections: the first tract in 1840, the second tract was added in 1865, and the final acres were deeded about 1880.
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 ...
Petersburg was home to the Petersburg Goobers and numerous minor league baseball teams playing in the Virginia League between 1885 and 1951. Petersburg teams played 29 seasons in the Virginia League and the 1954 Piedmont League. Petersburg was an affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals (1923) and Cincinnati Reds (1954). [citation needed]
The funeral service of Lyndon B. Johnson held at National City Christian Church in Washington, D.C., on January 24, 1973. On January 22, 1973, Lyndon B. Johnson died of a heart attack. Johnson's state funeral overlapped the mourning period of another former president, Harry S. Truman, who had died one month earlier (on December 26).
Blandford Cemetery is a historic cemetery located in Petersburg, Virginia.Although in recent years it has attained some notoriety for its large collection of more than 30,000 Confederate graves, it contains remains of people of all classes and races as well as veterans of every American war. [3]
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 ...
1832 Johnson Rd., Petersburg, Virginia: Coordinates ... Lee Memorial Park is a historic park and national historic district located at Petersburg, Virginia. The ...
Location of Petersburg in Virginia. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Petersburg, Virginia. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in the independent city of Petersburg, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register ...