Petersburg is an independent city in Virginia, United States located on the Appomattox River and 23 miles (37 km) south of Richmond, the state capital. During the American Civil War, it was the site of nine months of trench warfare known as the siege of Petersburg and there are many battlefield sites throughout the city. Petersburg is home to one of the oldest black settlements in the state "Pochantas Island." It is also home to a historically bl...
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Petersburg is an independent city in Virginia, United States located on the Appomattox River and 23 miles (37 km) south of Richmond, the state capital. During the American Civil War, it was the site of nine months of trench warfare known as the siege of Petersburg and there are many battlefield sites throughout the city. Petersburg is home to one of the oldest black settlements in the state "Pochantas Island." It is also home to a historically black college Virginia State University home of the Trojans.
The population was 33,740 as of the 2000 census. It is in Tri-Cities area of the Richmond-Petersburg region and is a portion of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Petersburg (along with Colonial Heights) with neighboring Dinwiddie County for statistical purposes. Other nearby counties are Prince George and Chesterfield County.
The city's unique industrial past created wealth for Virginia. Among the city's significant...
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