Parks in Petersburg, Virginia

“Dear Mother, we remained in the broiling sun in little pits the size of a common grave though not half so ... More on Nps.gov

The museum is very well-maintained and the Civil War exhibits are interesting and communicate the history o... More on Epinions.com

Category: Amusement Places Bubba's Billiards is a premier supplier of amusement in Virginia. Visit us at our location in ... More on localamusementparks.com

Virginia Motorsports Park - You’ve been here before. No, maybe not this particular grocer, but you’ve seen a million like it. Virginia Motorsports Park is the usual kind of corner store that you’d see in the beginning of an action ... More on clubzone

Chimney Rock has become one of the most famous landmarks in the American West. This unique formation--the most noted on the Oregon Trail--has come to symbolize the greatest voluntary migration in the history of mankind. The site is ... More on recreation.gov

Inscription. At various intervals along their lines, Confederate defenders constructed gun emplacements, called redans, such as the one in front of you. Each redan would hold as few as one or as many as six cannons. Virtually every ... More on HMDB

Inscription. This extension of The Breakthrough Trail leads to the historic Hart House, a ten minute walk from here. The trail parallels the Confederate earthworks that extended across the Boisseau... More on HMDB

Inscription. The earthen wall in front of you is a part of the main Confederate defense line begun in 1864 and defended until April 2, 1865. You are standing behind the line facing southeast toward... More on HMDB

This regiment was made up of men from the farms, villages and cities of Maryland who fought and died from its formation in 1862 until the end of the American Civil War in 1865. The monument will be... More on 6thmarylandinfantry.org

Inscription. Sergeant John E. Buffington, 6th Maryland Infantry, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division (Seymour), Sixth Corps, Resident: Carroll County, Maryland, Enlisted: August 1862, Sergeant John Ezra Buff... More on HMDB

Inscription. Following their breakthrough near the Boisseau and Hart Farms, Federal soldiers of Major General Horatio G. Wrights Sixth Corps poured over the earthworks southwest of Petersburg and into the Confederate rear. Some Federals ... More on HMDB

Inscription. 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 ... More on HMDB

Inscription. The main line of entrenchments behind you was only one part of the entire defensive network established here by the Confederates. Southern soldiers removed all the trees in front of their works to create a clear field ... More on HMDB