Ettrick VA Cheap and Free Things To Do and Attractions
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APetersburg National Battlefield
- 1539 Hickory Hill Drive
Petersburg, Virginia 23803 - Visitor Information (804) 732-35
- Highlights: visitor center more
- Location: Petersburg, Virginia (4.1 miles from Ettrick)
- Overview “Dear Mother, we remained in the broiling sun in little pits the size of a common grave though not half so well furnished. There we lay and everytime a man Show his head Zip would come a minnie.” This pressure was central to a soldier's experience in a siege 292 days and 37 miles long. Here, ... more on Nps.gov
- Overview Dedicated to honoring, preserving, and educating the public of our historic beginnings, this park tells of the 292 day siege which led to the fall of the Confederacy. Dogs are allowed throughout the park and on the trails; they are not ... more on DogFriendly.com
Petersburg National Battlefield
1539 Hickory Hill DrivePetersburg, Virginia 23803
BPetersburg National Battlefield
- Petersburg
VA, Virginia - 8047323531
- This park has been a place that my family has regularly visited for several generations. The museum is very well-maintained and the Civil War exhibits are interesting and communicate the history ... more on Epinions.com
- Overview The Union Army waged a 10-month campaign here 1864-65 to seize Petersburg. The park also includes Appomattox Manor in Hopewell, Virginia. Poplar Grove (Petersburg) National Cemetery - 6,315 interments, 4,110 ... more on Epinions.com
Petersburg National Battlefield
PetersburgVA, Virginia
CPamplin Historical Park
- 6125 Boydton Plank Road
Petersburg, VA 23803-7494 - +1 877 726 7546 / +1 804 861 240
- Overview Step back in time to the 19th century while visiting this park that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a Virginia Historic Landmark. The park is the most innovative Civil War history park in the country and it includes a military encampment with costumed interpreters and... more on Yahoo! Travel
- Overview Virginia's new premier Civil War history attraction - Costumed interpreters, two world-class museums, three antebellum homes & the historic battlefield of April 2, 1865 - Take a little history home from the Civil War store - The Hardtack ... more on entertainment.com
Pamplin Historical Park
6125 Boydton Plank RoadPetersburg, VA 23803-7494
DSiege Museum
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- 15 W Bank St
Petersburg, VA 23803-3213 - +1 804 733 2404
- The museum is small, easily enjoyed in about an hour, covering the 10 month siege of Petersburg. We especially enjoyed the special exhibit on the "funeral and mourning" traditions of the day. The staff was the best part of the museum. Each was available to answer any of your questions, and it was... more on TripAdvisor
- Overview The Siege of Petersburg greatly affected the lives of its residents. Lavish lifestyles in the years just prior to the Civil War gave way to a bitter struggle for survival. The men were gone---some never to return---and food was in short supply. Corn became "coffee" and blackberry leaves "tea." A ... more on Virginia.org
Siege Museum
15 W Bank StPetersburg, VA 23803-3213
EShirley Plantation
- 501 Shirley Plantation Road
Charles City, VA 23030-2907 - 804 / 829-5121
- Shirley Plantation, Virginia's oldest plantation, has been home to the Hill-Carter family for 12 generations. They are still there, but open the first ... more on Yelp
- Overview The parents of Confederate commander Robert E. Lee were married at Shirley Plantation, the home of the Carter family since 1660. A Carter daughter, at her engagement party, used one of the dining room windows to test the authenticity of a diamond presented to her by a man she did not wish to marr... more on Yahoo! Travel
Shirley Plantation
501 Shirley Plantation RoadCharles City, VA 23030-2907
FWashington Street United Methodist Church
- 22 East Washington Street
Petersburg, VA 23803
- Overview On June 26, 1842, this church building was dedicated. In 1844 the Methodist Church divided. The first general conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South was held in this church in May of 1846. During the War Between the States, the church building was used as a hospital and was subjected ... more on Virginia.org
Washington Street United Methodist Church
22 East Washington StreetPetersburg, VA 23803
GPetersburg, Virginia
- 425 Cockade Alley
Petersburg, VA 23803-4556
Petersburg, Virginia
425 Cockade AlleyPetersburg, VA 23803-4556
HPetersburg Regional Art Center
- 132 North Sycamore Street
Petersburg, VA 23803-3245 - +1 804 733 8200
- If you are hanging out in the area, it is a must-do to at least stop by and see the monthly show exhibit on the main gallery. The building itself is wonderfully ecclectic and choc-a-block full of every sort of artist and they have their own private studio spaces, some of which double as a point o... more on Yahoo! Travel
- Overview Housed in a historic circa 1858 building, this 54,000 square foot art center features 70 artists' studios, a large gallery for a monthly juried All-Media Show, and the Mezzanine ... more on Yahoo! Travel
Petersburg Regional Art Center
132 North Sycamore StreetPetersburg, VA 23803-3245
IViolet Bank Museum
- Violet Bank Museum
303 Virginia Avenue, Colonial Heights, VA 23834
- Overview In 1777, shipping mercahnt Thomas Shore purchased 144 acres atop Archer's Hill naming the property, Violet Bank. The present building, owned by the City of Colonial Heights, replaces the first house constructed by Thomas Shore, destroyed by fire in 1810, and rebuilt by his widow, Jane Grey. Viole... more on Virginia.org
Violet Bank Museum
Violet Bank Museum303 Virginia Avenue, Colonial Heights, VA 23834
