Pocahontas Island, Petersburg

Name: Pocahontas Island
Address: 224 Witten St, Petersburg, 23803-3356, United States
Telephone: +1 804-861-8889

#15 among attractions in Petersburg

Specialty museum, Museum, History museum, Archaeological site

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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. Once a warehouse and wharf-filled urban landscape initially platted in 1749, the island was devastated by a 1993 tornado before citizen involvement caused creation of the Pocahontas Island Historic District, which in 2006 achieved listing on the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district because of its significance in African-American history and for its prehistoric indigenous archeological assets. ()

Built: 1952 (72 years ago)Coordinates: 37°14'19"N, 77°23'59"W

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224 Witten StPetersburg 23803-3356 United States

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+1 804-861-8889

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Pocahontas Island – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

1.1 miNE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Southpark Mall, Colonial Heights
28 min walk • Southpark Mall is a shopping mall serving the Tri-Cities, Virginia area, which itself is part of the much larger Richmond-Petersburg metropolitan area.
0.6 miSW
Museum, Greek Revival architecture, History museum
Siege Museum, Petersburg
15 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.
0.4 miSW
Shopping, Market
City Market, Petersburg
11 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.
1.1 miSE
Cemetery, Church, Sacred and religious sites
Blandford Church, Petersburg
28 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.
0.6 miS
Greek Revival architecture, Park
Petersburg Courthouse Historic District, Petersburg
16 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.
0.6 miS
Museum, Greek Revival architecture, History museum
Centre Hill Museum, Petersburg
15 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.
0.5 miSW
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Farmers' Bank, Petersburg
12 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.
0.4 miNW
Military museum, Historical place, Museum
Violet Bank Museum, Colonial Heights
10 min walk • Violet Bank is a historic plantation house and museum in Colonial Heights, Virginia. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
0.7 miSW
City hall
Petersburg City Hall, Petersburg
18 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.
0.7 miSW
Neighbourhood
Petersburg Old Town Historic District, Petersburg
19 min walk • 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.
1 miSW
Park, Georgian architecture
Folly Castle Historic District, Petersburg
25 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.

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Nearby attractions include Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge, Petersburg (8 min walk), Violet Bank Museum, Colonial Heights (10 min walk), City Market, Petersburg (11 min walk), Nathaniel Friend House, Petersburg (12 min walk).