Fort Clifton, Colonial Heights

#4 among attractions in Colonial Heights

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Fort Clifton Archeological Site is a historic American Civil War fort archaeological site located at Fort Clifton Park, Colonial Heights, Virginia. The park is the site of Fort Clifton on the Appomattox River where five Union ships sailed on Confederate troops on June 11, 1864. The Confederate Battery, with cannon emplacements, remained in Confederate hands as the cannons drove the Union attackers away. The park has earthworks that criss-cross the property. Fort Clifton Park has hiking trails and Civil War campaign signage on site. ()

Built: 1864 (160 years ago)Coordinates: 37°16'54"N, 77°21'58"W

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Fort Clifton – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

2.4 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Southpark Mall, Colonial Heights
63 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.
4.1 miSW
Museum, Greek Revival architecture, History museum
Siege Museum, Petersburg
104 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.
3.9 miSW
Shopping, Market
City Market, Petersburg
101 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.
4 miS
Cemetery, Church, Sacred and religious sites
Blandford Church, Petersburg
103 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.
4.6 miE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Beacon Theatre, Hopewell
118 min walk • Beacon Theatre, also known as the Broadway Theatre and Pythian Lodge, is a historic theatre building located at Hopewell, Virginia.
4 miS
Cemetery
Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg
101 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.
4.1 miSW
Greek Revival architecture, Park
Petersburg Courthouse Historic District, Petersburg
105 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.
3.9 miNE
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Weston Manor, Hopewell
100 min walk • Weston Manor is an 18th-century plantation house on the south shore of the Appomattox River in Hopewell, Virginia.
4 miSW
Museum, Greek Revival architecture, History museum
Centre Hill Museum, Petersburg
102 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.
4 miSW
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Farmers' Bank, Petersburg
102 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.
3.6 miS
Park
Petersburg National Battlefield, Petersburg
93 min walk • Petersburg National Battlefield is a National Park Service unit preserving sites related to the American Civil War Siege of Petersburg.