On Harrison Street at Liberty Street, on the left when traveling south on Harrison Street.
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 . . . — — Map (db m65662) HM
On South Crater Road (U.S. 301) 0.1 miles south of Mingea Street, on the right when traveling south.
Twenty eight members of Petersburg's large community of free African Americans purchased a one-acre tract to serve as a burial ground in 1840. Subsequent acquisitions of adjacent land created a cemetery complex later known as People's Memorial. . . . — — Map (db m149854) HM
On North Market Street at Pike Street, on the right when traveling south on North Market Street.
Of rubble stone construction, this building appears to have been built sometime between 1650 and 1750. Its type of construction is unique to the Fall Zone where stone can be quarried from the building site’s environs. Between 1785 and 1791 the . . . — — Map (db m48483) HM
On North Market Street at Pike Street, on the right when traveling south on North Market Street.
The building before you was built as part of a trading station set up during the middle of the 17th century by Peter Jones I and his father-in-law Major General Abraham Wood. The building is known variously as Peter Jones Trading Station, Peter . . . — — Map (db m48484) HM
On North Market Street at Grove Avenue, on the right when traveling south on North Market Street.
You are looking into the bowels of this building from near the attic downward to the second, first, and basement levels. You see a massive, rubble-stone structure with stone walls approximately 2’8” thick at the basement level which taper . . . — — Map (db m48488) HM
Near Defense Road at Baylors Lane, on the right when traveling east.
You are facing Battery 37 in the 10-mile-long Confederate defensive line constructed between 1862 and 1864 east and south of Petersburg. Named the Dimmock Line for supervising engineer Capt. Charles H. Dimmock, it consisted of trenches linking 55 . . . — — Map (db m17508) HM
On East Old Street at Rock Street, on the right when traveling east on East Old Street.
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 . . . — — Map (db m57352) HM
On East Old Street at Rock Street, on the right when traveling east on East Old Street.
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 June . . . — — Map (db m175034) HM
On East Old Street at Rock Street, on the right when traveling east on East Old Street.
The Petersburg Area. Throughout this are you will find attractions for the entire family, from museum houses and gardens to a zoo, from fine dining to camping, from Civil War Trails and battlefields to white-water kayaking.
Charles . . . — — Map (db m57322) HM
On Centre Hill Court north of Franklin Street, on the left when traveling north.
This tree is dedicated in honor of the
Petersburg Volunteers who left this
site on Oct. 21, 1812 to fight the British
at Fort Meigs, in the Ohio Territory. — — Map (db m48668) HM
On East Old Street at Rock Street, on the right when traveling east on East Old Street.
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 . . . — — Map (db m57343) HM
On East Old Street at Rock Street, on the right when traveling east on East Old Street. Reported damaged.
Virginia Indian Trade
You are standing in the oldest part of Petersburg, known today as Old Towne. In 1646, Fort Henry was established here, along the colonial frontier, to protect settlers in the region and to capitalize on trade with the . . . — — Map (db m57326) HM
On North Market Street at Grove Avenue, on the left when traveling north on North Market Street.
Immediately to your right is a mural adapted from a drawing by William Waud which appeared in Harper’s Magazine during the Civil War. The mural is an artist’s impression of the Petersburg waterfront on the Appomattox River - probably at City Dock . . . — — Map (db m48482) HM
On Pocahontas Street at Bridge Street, on the right when traveling north on Pocahontas Street.
Positions in the Battle of Petersburg
On 25 April 1781, this part of the community of Pocahontas served as the rear guard staging area for American Major General Frederick von Steuben’s Virginia militia in their defense of Petersburg against . . . — — Map (db m26831) HM
On Sapony Street at Pocahontas Street, on the left when traveling north on Sapony Street.
The town of Pocahontas, established in 1752, became part of Petersburg in 1784. By 1860, more members of the city’s large free African American community lived here than in any other neighborhood. Their work in tobacco factories and on wharves . . . — — Map (db m88809) HM
On South Sycamore Street (U.S. 301) at East Fillmore Street, on the right when traveling north on South Sycamore Street.
Poplar Lawn is now known as Central Park. Here the Petersburg Volunteers camped in October 1812, before leaving for the Canadian border. Here Lafayette was greeted with music and speeches in 1824. The place was bought by the city in 1844. . . . — — Map (db m17621) HM
On Siege Road, 2.5 miles south of Oaklawn Boulevard (Virginia Route 36), on the right when traveling south.
“The mine is all finished, the powder in, the fuse all ready. I hope that the attack will be successful, for if it is, we shall have Petersburg in our possession.”
- Col. Stephen M. Weld, 50th Massachusetts July 28, 1864 . . . — — Map (db m179888) HM
On Harrison Street south of College Place, on the right when traveling south.
In March 1775, a Masonic lodge attached to the British army initiated Prince Hall and 14 other free black men as Freemasons in Massachusetts. Meeting provisionally as African Lodge No. 1, the black Freemasons gained full privileges in 1787 when they . . . — — Map (db m103874) HM
On West Bank Street at Bartow Alley, on the left when traveling west on West Bank Street.
The Readjuster Party, a biracial coalition led by former Confederate general William Mahone, won control of the Virginia General Assembly in 1879. The party's main objective, accomplished in 1882, was to refinance the state's massive antebellum debt . . . — — Map (db m224341) HM
Near Grove Avenue at North Market Street, on the right when traveling west.
The disastrous fire of 1980 destroyed the roof and interior wood components of the building which caused the huge stone walls to collapse mostly into the interior. Approximately 4,700 cubic feet of stone waIls were a part of the rubble. A view of . . . — — Map (db m48487) HM
Near Siege Road, 0.4 miles east of South Crater Road (U.S. 460).
The Advance Position 2nd Pa. Vet. Heavy Art. July 30, 1864.
Went into action July 30, 1864, 780 men - answered roll call. After battle 286 men; Lost killed and wounded 494 men, including 8 officers. — — Map (db m37418) HM
On Halifax Road (Virginia Route 604) at Flank Road, on the left when traveling north on Halifax Road.
Union General Ulysses S. Grant pursued a strategy of two-pronged attacks on Petersburg and the Confederate capital at Richmond. Grant first attacked Lee's positions around Richmond and struck again south of Petersburg. By the end of Grant's fourth . . . — — Map (db m78098) HM
On Siege Road, 2.4 miles south of Oaklawn Boulevard (Virginia Route 36), on the right when traveling south.
By March 1865 Confederate General Robert E. Lee had suffered through nearly nine months of fighting, had repulsed seven Union offensives, and had his men spread along a 37-mile-long front. Knowing that it was only a matter of time before his lines . . . — — Map (db m85861) HM
Near Siege Road, on the right when traveling west.
On this hill for one month South Carolina troops guarded the entrance to Petersburg and here July 30, 1864, suffered death from a mine exploded by the Federals. Here the surviving Carolinians under the command of Stephen Elliott by their valor . . . — — Map (db m6751) HM
On Cockade Alley at River Street, on the right when traveling north on Cockade Alley.
Begin the 26-stop auto driving tour of Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Retreat from Petersburg to Appomattox at this point. The tour covers over 100 miles and takes approximately four to five hours to complete. A map can be obtained at the nearby Visitors . . . — — Map (db m3592) HM
On Cockade Alley at River Street, on the right on Cockade Alley. Reported permanently removed.
This original South Side Railroad station, the oldest such building in the state, was built around 1854 when the line was completed from Petersburg westward to Lynchburg, a distance of 123 miles. An express train could run this distance in five . . . — — Map (db m3593) HM
On Cockade Alley at River Street, on the right when traveling north on Cockade Alley.
This original South Side Railroad Station, the oldest such building in the state, was built around 1854 when the line was completed from Petersburg westward to Lynchburg, a distance of 123 miles. An express train could run this distance in five . . . — — Map (db m149603) HM
On North Union Street, 0.1 miles south of West Tabb Street, on the right when traveling south.
St. Paul's Church was built in 1856. Here Robert E. Lee and his staff worshipped during the siege of Petersburg, 1864-65. Lee attended the wedding of his son, W.H.F. Lee, in this church in 1867. — — Map (db m17625) HM
Near Grove Avenue at North Market Street, on the left when traveling east.
You are standing within Lot Number One of the Old town of Petersburg, as laid out for Abraham Jones, Jr., in December of 1783. The first owner was William Byrd II of Westover. William Pride purchased the lot in 1745, and, entrepreneur that he was, . . . — — Map (db m48486) HM
On Pocahontas Street, 0.1 miles west of 3rd Steet, on the right when traveling west.
25 April 1781
In the late afternoon and evening of 24 April 1781, Virginia militia regiments of Brigadier General Peter Muhlenberg’s Corps of about 1,000 men marched into Petersburg in order to counter an expected attack by the invading . . . — — Map (db m26829) HM
On Flank Road east of Birdsong Road (Virginia Route 629), on the right when traveling west.
As the gap between the two Union corps widened, General Robert E. Lee, commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, gave his approval to strike. While General Cadmus Wilcox's division of A.P. Hill's Corps confronted the slow moving Union VI Corps, . . . — — Map (db m184613) HM
On Flank Road east of Birdsong Road (Virginia Route 629), on the right when traveling west.
After failed opening assaults to capture the City of Petersburg during June 15-18, 1864, Lt. General Ulysses Grant, overall Union Army commander, wanted to make one more attempt at the city and its supply lines while he still held the initiative. . . . — — Map (db m184686) HM
Near Siege Road, on the right when traveling south.
“There was utmost consternation. Some men scampered out of the lines; some, paralyzed with fear, vaguely scratched at the counterscarp as if trying to escape. Smoke and dust filled the air.” - Col. William McMaster, 17th South . . . — — Map (db m7058) HM
On Fleet Street at Grove Avenue (Virginia Route 36), on the right when traveling north on Fleet Street.
The first Methodist Meeting House in Petersburg was a theatre on West Old Street near the river rented by Gressett Davis. Robert Williams, a follower of John Wesley, came to Petersburg to preach in 1773 at the invitation of Davis and Nathaniel . . . — — Map (db m26014) HM
On South Jones Street, 0.1 miles south of Lee Avenue, on the left when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
Disrupted by the convulsions of the First World War, efforts to replace the increasingly inadequate Peabody School on Fillmore Street stretched out from 1913 until 1920, when the new Peabody-Williams School opened on Jones Street. Charles . . . — — Map (db m26012) HM
On South Jones Street just south of Lee Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Disrupted by the convulsions of the First World War, efforts to replace the increasingly inadequate Peabody School on Fillmore Street stretched out from 1913 until 1920, when the new Peabody-Williams School opened on Jones Street. Charles . . . — — Map (db m180092) HM
On East Old Street at Rock Street, on the right when traveling east on East Old Street.
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 . . . — — Map (db m57368) HM
Near Siege Road, 0.4 miles east of South Crater Road (U.S. 301), on the right when traveling west.
After the Union 9th Corps advanced, General John W. Turner's men from the 10th Corps moved into the Poor Creek bottom behind the Union picket line. This line came down the hill in front of you, crossed upstream (to the right) and up the ridge behind . . . — — Map (db m184417) HM
On East Old Street at Rock Street, on the right when traveling east on East Old Street. Reported damaged.
Today, Old Towne Petersburg is alive with reminders of four centuries of American history and thousands of years of Native American habitation. With a growing mix of residential, commercial, and industrial uses, new life is being infused into the . . . — — Map (db m57325) HM
On West Washington Street (U.S. 1) at North Market Street, on the left when traveling west on West Washington Street.
Half a block south is the home of Major General William Mahone, famed for his gallant conduct at the Battle of the Crater, July 30, 1864. Two blocks south is the Wallace Home, where Abraham Lincoln conferred with General Grant, April 3, 1865, . . . — — Map (db m17553) HM
On Halifax Street at Harding Street, on the right when traveling south on Halifax Street.
Undine Smith Moore, educator and composer, was born in Jarratt and raised in Petersburg. Best known for her choral compositions, she was also a pianist and arranger. Her work often drew on African American sources such as spirituals. Moore's . . . — — Map (db m149852) HM
Near Siege Road, 0.4 miles east of South Crater Road (U.S. 301), on the right when traveling south.
"…they went forward with undaunted bravery!"
- Sgt. J. Payne 27th USCT
By 8:30 am, over the now wooded ground before you, nearly 4,000 black Union soldiers (known then as United States Colored Troops or USCT) . . . — — Map (db m184826) HM
Near Siege Road, on the right when traveling south.
“Regular Army wiseacres said it was not feasible—that I could not carry the ventilation that distance without digging a hole to the surface… But I have succeeded.”
- Lt. Col. Henry Pleasants, 48th Pennsylvania July 23, 1864 . . . — — Map (db m180687) HM
On South Avenue east of Halifax Street, on the right when traveling east.
The Virginia Voters League, founded in 1941 and headquartered in this neighborhood of Petersburg, was a federation of local organizations that advocated for African American voters. Professor Luther P. Jackson (of what is now Virginia State . . . — — Map (db m149853) HM
On Siege Road, 0.8 miles east of South Crater Road (U.S. 301), on the left when traveling west.
By 6:00 am on July 30, 1864 the trenches before you were filled with black Union soldiers waiting to enter the Battle of the Crater. Ahead of them in line were white Union troops struggling to advance because of Confederate fire and the . . . — — Map (db m102265) HM
Near Siege Road, 1.6 miles East Washington Street (Virginia Route 36).
On the plain below you, the 1st Maine Heavy Artillery enacted one of the tragic dramas of the Civil War.
“The field became a burning, seething, crashing, hissing hell, in which human courage, flesh and bone were struggling with an . . . — — Map (db m37413) HM
On South Sycamore Street (U.S. 301) south of College Place, on the right when traveling south.
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 on . . . — — Map (db m65661) HM
On South Adams Street south of East Washington Street (Business U.S. 460), on the right when traveling south.
W. Langhorne Bond. aviation executive, grew up in this neighborhood. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I. In 1931 he became manager of the China National Aviation Corporation, founded as a joint venture between the American aircraft . . . — — Map (db m184405) HM
On Perry Street just north of Farmer Street, on the right when traveling north.
Wyatt Tee Walker, pastor of Gillfield Baptist Church from 1953 to 1960, served as the president of the Petersburg branch of the NAACP and as Virginia director of the Congress of Racial Equality. He worked closely with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and . . . — — Map (db m180107) HM
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