| Petersburg,
Virginia has had a long and harsh history, but looks
forward to a bright and promising future.
Petersburg is widely known as the city held in the
longest siege in U.S. history. When General Ulysses S. Grant
occupied Petersburg for nine and a half months, he
effectively cut off the Confederate supplies to Richmond
during the Civil War. The Petersburg
National Battlefield and many museums record the
memories of those hard times. During the Revolutionary War,
the British invaded the city during the Battle
of Petersburg.
The strategic location that made Petersburg such a
desirable city to occupy, today serves it well for
development into a growing transportation and economic base.
Located on the banks of the Appomattox
River, it sits on the junction of Interstates 95 and 85.
Petersburg is situated 23 miles south of the bustling city
of Richmond,
Virginia
state's capital. Petersburg is at the heart of the
Appomattox Basin district which includes the counties of Chesterfield,
Dinwiddie,
and Prince
George.
Five miles west of the city is the Petersburg/Dinwiddie
Municipal Airport, while the Richmond
International Airport is only thirty minutes away. The
Port of Richmond is a major domestic and international
distribution center and is a mere twenty minutes from
Petersburg.
The population of Petersburg was 33,740 at the year 2000
census. The residents are known for their responsible,
hardworking qualities and their adaptability to changes in
technology. Petersburg's labor market area includes the
highly educated Richmond
metropolitan region, and new businesses coming in to
Petersburg are confident in the labor force available here.
The city is quickly evolving into a major transportation,
business and industrial center, as well as a manufacturing
hub.
Centrally located between the lovely Blue
Ridge Mountains and the Atlantic Ocean, less than a two
hour drive from such historic towns as
Williamsburg and Jamestown, Petersburg residents have
many exciting attractions to visit. The mild winters with
less than ten inches of snowfall and warm summers with an
average temperature of 77 degrees, make Petersburg, VA a
pleasant place to live, work and grow a bright new future.
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