Petersburg National Battlefield, Petersburg

Name: Petersburg National Battlefield
Address: Petersburg, United States
Telephone: +1 804 732 3531

#9 among attractions in Petersburg

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Petersburg National Battlefield, Petersburg

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Petersburg National Battlefield is a National Park Service unit preserving sites related to the American Civil War Siege of Petersburg. The Battlefield is centered on the city of Petersburg, Virginia, and also includes outlying components in Hopewell, Prince George County, and Dinwiddie County. Over 140,000 people visit the park annually. ()

Established: 3 July 1926 (98 years ago)Visitors per year: 213.3 thous.Elevation: 85 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 37°13'45"N, 77°21'41"W

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Petersburg United States

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Petersburg National Battlefield – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

2.3 miNW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Southpark Mall, Colonial Heights
60 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.
2.4 miW
Museum, Greek Revival architecture, History museum
Siege Museum, Petersburg
63 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.
2.4 miW
Shopping, Market
City Market, Petersburg
61 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.
1.5 miW
Cemetery, Church, Sacred and religious sites
Blandford Church, Petersburg
38 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.
1.2 miW
Cemetery
Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg
31 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.
2.3 miW
Greek Revival architecture, Park
Petersburg Courthouse Historic District, Petersburg
59 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.
2.1 miW
Museum, Greek Revival architecture, History museum
Centre Hill Museum, Petersburg
53 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.
2.4 miW
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Farmers' Bank, Petersburg
61 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.
2.4 miW
City hall
Petersburg City Hall, Petersburg
62 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.
2.2 miW
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Pocahontas Island, Petersburg
57 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.
2.4 miW
Greek Revival architecture, Church
Tabb Street Presbyterian Church, Petersburg
62 min walk • Tabb Street Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located at Petersburg, Virginia. It was designed by architect Thomas Ustick Walter and built in 1843, in the Greek Revival style.