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    Petersburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 33,458 with a majority...
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    The Richmond–Petersburg campaign was a series of battles around Petersburg, Virginia, fought from June 9, 1864, to March 25, 1865, during the American...
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    Petersburg is a city in Grant County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 2,251 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Grant County...
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  • The history of Petersburg, Virginia, United States as a modern settlement begins in the 17th century when it was first settled. The city was incorporated...
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  • (disambiguation) Petersburg, Pennsylvania Petersburg, Tennessee Petersburg, Texas Petersburg, Virginia Petersburg, West Virginia Petersburg, Wisconsin Petersburg (novel)...
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    cities (Petersburg, Hopewell, and Colonial Heights) and adjacent counties, is home to approximately 1.3 million Virginians or 15.1% of Virginia's population...
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  • Battle of Petersburg may refer to: Siege of Petersburg, or the Richmond–Petersburg campaign, occurring in and near Petersburg, Virginia from June 9, 1864...
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    Petersburg High School is located in Petersburg, Virginia, and is the only high school in Petersburg City Public Schools. Petersburg High School is located...
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    commonwealth of Virginia between its borders with North Carolina and Maryland. I-95 meets the northern terminus of I-85 in Petersburg and is concurrent...
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    of Petersburg, also known as the Breakthrough at Petersburg or the Fall of Petersburg, was fought on April 2, 1865, south and southwest Virginia in the...
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    River at Petersburg, Virginia. It was built in 1768 for U.S. Founding Father Colonel John Banister (1734–1788), the first mayor of Petersburg, a colonel...
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  • Petersburg, Virginia and neighboring Colonial Heights, Virginia in various seasons between 1885 and 1954. Playing under numerous monikers, Petersburg...
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    significantly farther west and inland between Jacksonville, Florida, and Petersburg, Virginia, while I-95 is closer to the coastline. In contrast, US 1 in Maine...
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    Institution, Petersburg Medium: a medium-security facility FCC Petersburg is located in Prince George County, 25 miles southeast of Richmond, Virginia, the state...
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    Montgomery, Alabama; its northern terminus is an interchange with I-95 in Petersburg, Virginia, near Richmond. It is nominally north–south as it carries an odd...
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    is a historic commercial building in at 15-19 West Bank Street in Petersburg, Virginia. Built in 1841, this Greek Revival style building is one of the least-altered...
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    Petersburg station (also known as Ettrick station) is an Amtrak railroad station located at 3516 South Street in Ettrick, Virginia just outside the city...
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  • Correctional Complex, Petersburg (FCC Petersburg) is a United States federal prison complex for male inmates in Petersburg, Virginia. It is operated by the...
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    the same as those listed for Richmond, Virginia. Like many cities in the United States, the city of Petersburg is a city that has sought to revitalize...
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    timber production. Petersburg, Virginia – independent city, northwest Chesterfield County, Virginia – northwest Hopewell, Virginia – independent city...
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  • before surrendering after Union troops broke through the defenses of Petersburg, Virginia, on April 2, 1865. The 16th Regiment was assembled from volunteer...
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    Market, is an historic public market located at 9 East Old Street in Petersburg, Virginia. It was built in 1878–1879 through a land given in trust by merchant...
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  • Virginia State University (VSU or Virginia State) is a public historically Black land-grant university in Ettrick, Virginia. Founded on March 6, 1882 (1882-03-06)...
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  • The Virginia State Trojans (also VSU Trojans) are the athletic teams that represent Virginia State University, located in Petersburg, Virginia, in NCAA...
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  • The Richmond–Petersburg Turnpike was a controlled-access toll road located in the Richmond-Petersburg region of central Virginia, United States. After...
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    Siege of Petersburg (1864–65). The battlefield is near the city of Petersburg, Virginia, and includes outlying components in Hopewell, Prince George County...
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    Los Angeles, California. She was interred at Blandford Cemetery in Petersburg, Virginia, beside the remains of her husband, Cotten.[citation needed] Dinner...
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    is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Petersburg, Virginia. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts...
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    Joseph Cotten (category People from Petersburg, Virginia)
    received an Academy Award nomination. Joseph Cotten was born in 1905 in Petersburg, Virginia, the first of three boys born for Joseph Cheshire Cotten Sr., an...
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    of Petersburg). Union forces under Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant and Major General George G. Meade attempted to capture Petersburg, Virginia, before...
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