Founded in 1967
The founding of a settlement on the south side of the Appomattox River in the 1630s, the building of Fort Henry there in the 1640s, and the initial planning for the city of Petersburg there by William Byrd II in the 1730s were all based on one geographical reality: the presence of the falls of the Appomattox River. >Read More
Petersburg is a Diamond in the Rough, nestled into the south of Richmond on your way down to Emporia and North Carolina. We think we're a pretty cool town, so come on by and check us out and see for yourself!
Historic Petersburg Foundation, Inc.
P.O. Box 691, Petersburg, VA 23804
Telephone: 804-732-2096
Fax: 804-733-0867
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