ABOUT VIRGINIA: PETERSBURG, VA

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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