People's Memorial Cemetery, Petersburg

Name: People's Memorial Cemetery
Address: Petersburg, United States

#25 among attractions in Petersburg

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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 cemetery reflects the organization of "free persons of color" and is evidence of the evolution of the entrepreneurial efforts of African-American undertakers and stonecutters; the activities of mutual aid societies; and the community's social, religious, and artistic values from 1840 to 1942. ()

Built: 1840 (184 years ago)Coordinates: 37°13'30"N, 77°23'20"W

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People's Memorial Cemetery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Siege Museum, City Market, Blandford Church, Blandford Cemetery.

1 miNW
Museum, Greek Revival architecture, History museum
Siege Museum, Petersburg
27 min walk • The Exchange Building, also known as the Merchant's Exchange Building or The Exchange, is a historic commercial building in at 15-19 West Bank Street in Petersburg, Virginia. Built in 1841, this Greek Revival style building is one of the least-altered examples of a 19th-century market hall.
1 miNW
Shopping, Market
City Market, Petersburg
27 min walk • City Market, also known as Farmers Market, is an historic public market located at 9 East Old Street in Petersburg, Virginia. It was built in 1878–1879 through a land given in trust by merchant Robert Balling. The City Market is an octagonal brick building.
~550 ftNE
Cemetery, Church, Sacred and religious sites
Blandford Church, Petersburg
3 min walk • The Blandford Church is the oldest building in Petersburg, Virginia whose history is well documented. It is at the highest point in the city, atop Well's Hill. It is today part of a memorial to Southern soldiers who died during the Civil War.
~1910 ftE
Cemetery
Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg
10 min walk • Blandford Cemetery is a historic cemetery located in Petersburg, Virginia. The oldest stone, marking the grave of Richard Yarbrough, reads 1702. It is located adjacent to the People's Memorial Cemetery, a historic African-American cemetery.
0.9 miNW
Greek Revival architecture, Park
Petersburg Courthouse Historic District, Petersburg
23 min walk • Petersburg Courthouse Historic District is a national historic district located at Petersburg, Virginia. The district includes 75 contributing buildings located in the central business district of Petersburg.
0.7 miNW
Museum, Greek Revival architecture, History museum
Centre Hill Museum, Petersburg
17 min walk • Centre Hill Museum or Centre Hill Mansion as its proper name, completed initial construction in 1823 and was built by Revolutionary War veteran Robert Bolling IV. The Bollings were a very prominent family for many generations, being granted a plot of land in present-day Petersburg by the then King of England.
1 miNW
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Farmers' Bank, Petersburg
26 min walk • Farmers' Bank is the first bank museum of its kind found in Virginia. Farmers' Bank was incorporated in 1812 and the Petersburg, Virginia branch opened in 1817.
1 miW
Church
Gillfield Baptist Church, Petersburg
27 min walk • Gillfield Baptist Church is the second-oldest black Baptist congregation in Petersburg, Virginia and one of the oldest in the nation. It has the oldest handwritten record book of any black church. It was organized in 1797 as a separate, integrated congregation. In 1818 it built its first church at its current lot on Perry Street.
1 miW
City hall
Petersburg City Hall, Petersburg
25 min walk • Petersburg City Hall is a historic city hall building located at Petersburg, Virginia. It was designed by architect Ammi B. Young and built between 1856 and 1859, as the U.S. Customs House and Post Office.
1.1 miW
Park, Georgian architecture
Folly Castle Historic District, Petersburg
29 min walk • 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.
1.1 miNW
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Pocahontas Island, Petersburg
29 min walk • Pocahontas Island is a peninsula in Petersburg, Virginia once on the opposite side of the Appomattox River from Petersburg. Since 1915 a new channel for the river separated it from Chesterfield County and the former channel no longer separates it from the city.

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Nearby attractions include Blandford Church, Petersburg (3 min walk), Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg (10 min walk), Centre Hill Museum, Petersburg (17 min walk), Poplar Lawn Historic District, Petersburg (18 min walk).