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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18NF_peabody-high-school_Petersburg-VA.html
Peabody High School, originally the Colored High School, was established in 1870 in the old First Baptist Church located on Harrison Street. The second school was built here on this site facing Filmore Street. The current site of the school is on …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18NE_weddell-mccabe-chisholm-house_Petersburg-VA.html
Scottish emigrant James Weddell (1807-1865) built this Greek Revival house about 1845 and lived there until his death. In 1865, Capt. W. Gordon McCabe (1841-1920) bought the house. Over the second half of the 19th century, he published many works …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM172P_a-p-hill-death-site_Petersburg-VA.html
Spot whereA. P. Hillwas killed.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12W6_arts-recreation_Petersburg-VA.html
Petersburg is in the midst of a downtown renaissance, fueled by the arts and driven by the creative spirit of the community. Historically a center of culture and trade for the region, Petersburg's abundant natural resources and rich history are dr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12W5_the-revolutionary-war-in-petersburg_Petersburg-VA.html
On April 25, 1871, a British army force of 2,500 soldiers under the command of Genera! William PhilIips attacked Petersburg, hoping to capture the American military supplies here and eventually link up with General Cornwallis' army coming to Peter…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12W3_african-americans-in-petersburg_Petersburg-VA.html
The Petersburg area has an extraordinarily rich African-American heritage. In 1625, most of the Africans in Virginia were servants at Flowerdew Hundred, nearby in Prince George County. In the 18th century, tens of thousands of newly enslaved Afric…
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Blandford Church
Blandford Church was built in 1735 as the seat of worship for colonists who were members of the Anglican Church. The church building was abandoned in 1806 when membership in its congregation dwindled as a result of the consecra…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12VR_pamplin-historical-park_Petersburg-VA.html
Pamplin Historical Park & The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier
"Walk along these fortifications, take the time to learn something about the story of what happened here, use the museum to understand who these men were, and the past comes…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12VQ_petersburg-national-battlefield_Petersburg-VA.html
Beginning on June 15, 1864, less than three miles east of where you are standing, 18,000 Union troops attacked the Confederate line of defensive fortifications surrounding the city. When all attempts to take the city by direct assault failed by Ju…
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Lee Park
Typical of the uniquely American "wilderness" tradition of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Lee Park was developed with an emphasis on natural scenery and native flora as a symbol of local pride and a refuge from the …